Quotes for All
Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! All wars are wars among thieves who are too cowardly to fight and who therefore induce the young manhood of the whole world to do the fighting for them. Emma Goldman
The sweets of pillage can be known To no one but the thief, Compassion for integrity Is his divinest grief. Emily Dickinson
He was as yet not sufficiently experienced in ruffianism to know that one villain always sacrifices another to advance his own project; he was credulous enough to believe in the old adage of honor amongst thieves. Emile Gaboriau
Fear is a sneaky thief, stealing away precious moments of your life. Elizabeth Lesser
In Venice in the Middle Ages there was once a profession for a man called a codega–a fellow you hired to walk in front of you at night with a lit lantern, showing you the way, scaring off thieves and demons, bringing you confidence and protection through the dark streets. Elizabeth Gilbert
Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death. Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
Comparison is the thief of all joy. Eleanor Roosevelt
Procrastination is the thief of time: Year after year it steals, till all are fled. Edward Young
Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals, till all are fled, and to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal state. At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; knows it at forty, and reforms his plan; at fifty chides his infamous delay, pushes his prudent purpose … Read more
For me to write I have to be, a, alone, and b, know that nobody is going to question me. I write the way a thief steals; it’s a little covert. Edna O’Brien