quotes of day Saturday, August 22, 2026

“Shall I never see a bachelor of three score again?”

“To be certain, every day there can be a revelation or a new discovery.”

“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.”

“If integration will get [black man] that [respect as the human being], all right. If segregation will get him that, all right. If separation will get him that, all right.But after he gets integration and he still doesn't have this dignity and this recognition as a human being, then his problem is still not solved.”

“This great republic is a mockery of freedom as long as you are doomed to dig and sweat to earn a miserable living while the masters enjoy the fruit of your toil.”

“It must be the Brit in me, because I like animals.”

“. . . we should be men first, and subjects afterward.”

“If you put it on the table as a bargaining chip, it becomes a bargaining chip”

“Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent and sensitive people from morons.”

“What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.”

“It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.”

“If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.”

“Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal.”