O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! Scott, Sir Walter
Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults. Antisthenes
Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. Cossman
Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one’s dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being. Freud, Sigmund
Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient. Mencken, H.L.
Of all men’s miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing. Herodotus
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. Ching, I
Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing. Bacon, Francis
Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. Pope, Alexander
Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon one, one may be perhaps Luckier than one’s neighbor, but still not happy. Euripides
Of that Equilibrium between Authority and Individual Action which constitutes Free Government, be settling on immutable foundations Liberty with Obedience to Law, Equality with Subjection to Authority, and Fraternity with Subordination to the Wisest and the Best: and of that Equilibrium between the Active Energy of the Will of the Present, expressed by the Vote […]
Of what one cannot speak of that one must keep silent. Wittgenstan, Ludwig
