Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him. Schiller, Johann Von
Order is a lovely nymph, the child of Beauty and Wisdom; her attendants are Comfort, Neatness, and Activity; her abode is the valley of happiness: she is always to be found when sought for, and never appears so lovely as when contrasted with her opponent, Disorder. Johnson, Samuel
Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. Lubbock, John
Our business being to colonize the country, there was only one way to do it—by spreading over it all the associations and connections of family life. Parke, Henry
Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail, in good spirits. Stevenson, Robert Louis
Our business is to have great credit and to use it little. Jefferson, Thomas
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. Shakespeare, William
Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy. La Rochefoucauld, François
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. Jefferson, Thomas
Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip. Colton, Charles C.
