If the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
Famous Quotations from Quotabilia
We've collected over 30,000 quotations from around the world, new and old, famous and infamous, and organized them into a searchable database.Looking for a specific quote that you can't quite remember or attribute? Try searching on the part of the quotation you remember. Want to find out what famous things your favourite (or unfavourite) politician said? You can search on his or her name, or browse through the authors by clicking on the first letter of his or her last name in our "Browse by Author" interface.
Here are a few random quotes:
I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.
At sixteen I was stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self- confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?