Quotes About Attitude

but though idle people might call it work, working people would call it play.

But since 'tis as 'tis, why, it might have been worse, and I feel my thanks accordingly.

Limitation of the capacity is never recognized as a loss by the loser therefrom.

A woman may be treated with a bitterness which is sweet to her, and with a rudeness which is not offensive.

Yes, 'tis rather a rum course," said Venn, in the bland tone of one comfortably resigned to sins he could no longer overcome.

the absence of any expression or trait denoting that they wished to get on in the world, enlarge their minds, or do any eclipsing thing whatever — which nowadays so generally nips the bloom and bonhomie of all except the two extremes of the social scale.

Her refusal, though unexpected, did not permanently daunt Clare. His experience of women was great enough for him to be aware that the negative often meant nothing more than the preface to the affirmative.

No man can be a cynic and live.

though his morals had hardly been applauded, disapproval of them had frequently been tempered with a smile.

Fear is not what you owe Me, Lounds, you and the other pismires. You owe Me awe.

There are two types of people who drive prestige makes of motor vehicles: those who are rich and those who act rich.

Si quieres comportarte como una persona deslumbrantemente rica, alístate para gastar como mínimo el doble o el triple de lo que el típico millonario paga.

There is a fundamental reason beyond Mr. Friend's perceived social and educational deficiencies that explains why he became a UAW: His parents taught him the ways of the UAW.

The affluent tend to answer "yes" to three questions we include in our surveys: Were your parents very frugal? Are you frugal? Is your spouse more frugal than you are?

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude.

Take things always by their smooth handle.

Now I should rather suppose there is no reason for it: it is the fashion to be unhappy. To have a reason for being so would be exceedingly commonplace: to be so without any is the province of genius.

When she saw him come nigh, she said, Away, kitchen knave, out of the wind, for the smell of thy bawdy clothes grieveth me.

Ultimately we are only as old as we feel in our hearts and minds.

You want everything to be harmless, Castorp, that's the sort of fellow you are. You're not at all averse to getting involved in things that are not harmless, but then you treat them as if they were, and you think that will ingratiate you with God and man.

A man who fails well is greater than one who succeeds badly.

Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything.

One of the humiliating things about it was that I wanted them to argue, and they despised argument. It was as if they realized, as I did not, that my attitude and my desire of argument and religious discussion implied a fundamental and utter lack of faith, and a dependence on my own lights, and attachment to my own opinion.