Quotes About Attitude

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

The clearest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.

There was a little girl, And she had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead; When she was good she was very, very good, When she was bad she was horrid.

Let us humour if we can The vertical man Though we value none But the horizontal one.

Those who complain most are most to be complained of.

I believe in the gods. Or rather, I believe that I believe in the gods. But I don't believe that they are great brooding presences watching over us; I believe they are completely absent-minded.

A man can believe in a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

Tender-handed stroke a nettle, and it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, and it soft as silk remains.

The world does not have to change.... The only thing that has to change is our attitude.

Much as he is opposed to lawbreaking, he is not bigoted about it.

Always bring money along with your complaints.

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.

Cynicism is humour in ill health.

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism, without the coxcomb's feathers.

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.

The last, if not the greatest, of the human freedoms: to choose their own attitude in any given circumstance.

The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.

An Irish queer: a fellow who prefers women to drink.

I'd hate to be a teetotaler. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going to feel all day.

Is life worth living? That depends on the liver.

The British are just as keen to make money as the Americans, but they prefer hypocrisy to a blatantly commercial attitude.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin. I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.

I'm not happy, I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares but has learned how to deal with them.