It would be a
It would be a fine thing if war could be conducted as a game where no lives were lost. At the end of a battle combatants could meet […] and drink and talk. David Gemmell
Fine Things
It is a fine
It is a fine thing to establish one’s own religion in one’s heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing. D. H. Lawrence
I’m fulfilled in what
I’m fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes – the finer things of life – would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense. Coretta Scott King
Writing is a fine
Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd. Cesare Pavese
Pride is as loud
Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. Benjamin Franklin
For the salvation of
For the salvation of his soul the Muslim digs a well. It would be a fine thing if each of us were to leave behind a school, or a well, or something of the sort, so that life would not pass by and retreat into eternity without a trace. Anton Chekhov
Charity is a fine
Charity is a fine thing if it’s meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves. Annie Lennox
In this commonplace world
In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one. Alexander Pope
Human rights’ are a
Human rights’ are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the rights of others. A society with unlimited rights is incapable of standing to adversity. If we do not wish to be ruled by a coercive authority, then each of us must … Read more
It’s nice to be
It’s nice to be happy. But the meaning of life is meaning – what’s the impact you’re having on the world. Suffering to accomplish that is a perfectly fine thing. Reid Hoffman