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It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.

It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.

Quote by Aeschylus about philosophy, things

The man who does ill must suffer ill.

The man who does ill must suffer ill.

Quote by Aeschylus about bad, suffering, man

There are no illnesses, but only ill people.

There are no illnesses, but only ill people.

Quote by Mircea Eliade about irony, people

As the births of living creatures are at first...

As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.

Quote by Francis Bacon about time

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when...

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea.

Quote by Francis Bacon about nothing

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, ...

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

Quote by Francis Bacon about nothing

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms...

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about obstacles, being, nothing, good, good luck

There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an...

There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.

Quote by Aeschylus about enemies, suffering, hate, contentment

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain...

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

Quote by Aeschylus about good luck, wealth, problems, contentment

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

Quote by Aristotel about cowardice, problems, death

A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot...

A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.

Quote by Jane Austen about man, people

Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was...

Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about talking, home, house, man

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.

Quote by Winston Churchill about army, air, power, good, good luck

We cannot give up hope for the future of humanity because...

We cannot give up hope for the future of humanity because it is our destiny to shape that future for good or ill.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about future, humanity, destiny, hope, good, good luck

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not...

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know deserves it, but I am afraid he is an attorney.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about man, people

In my relationships, I have never spoken an ill word...

In my relationships, I have never spoken an ill word about any woman, and I'm not starting now.

Quote by Don Johnson about word, woman

Murphy's Law ill go into effect at the beginning of an...

Murphy's Law ill go into effect at the beginning of an evaluation.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, beginning, law

The most ill-behaved student in all of a teacher's...

The most ill-behaved student in all of a teacher's classes is always one of the bright ones he can't flunk.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, students, teachers

True there has been more talk of peace since 1945 than, I should think, at any other time in history. At least we hear more and read more about it because man's words, for good or ill, can now so easily reach the millions.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about history, peace, word, good, good luck, time, man

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by...

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.

Quote by Pericles about woman, glory, man, good, good luck

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