The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers – these are the masters of victory. Burke, Edmund
The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead is sacred; what is new, that is, different, is evil, dangerous, or subversive. Miller, Henry
The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others. Cicero
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by thelove of glory. Cicero
The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything. Wilde, Oscar
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdo Mencken, H.L.
The one who loves least controls the relationship. Anon.
The only business of the head in the world is to bow a ceaseless obeisance to the heart. Yeats, William Butler
The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Mill, John Stuart
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance. Laertius, Diogenes
The only mystery about the cat is why it ever decided to become a domesticated animal. MacKenzie, Compton