Edwin Markham Quotes

Big money is not a good thing for a little soul: it will only ensnare his feet, and he will fall to his ruin. Wealth is safe only for those who have a wealth of wisdom.

Edwin Markham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 23, 1852 - March 7, 1940

Topics

GoodWisdomMoneySoulFeetFall

To me, it's not the end of the world if I end up not being with someone. I love romance. I love sex. I love men's company, but I don't feel I have to be married. Men are a wonderful part of life, like chocolate. But my life goes on whether they're there or not.

Jerry Hall

LifeLoveMenMeWorldEnd

There aren't many things that are universally cool, and it's cool not to litter. I'd never do it.

Matthew McConaughey

CoolNeverLitterThingsMany

You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played.

Jeff Tweedy

TimeYourselfSwimmingEnergyYou

The Bible has multiple accounts of people who were born with various conditions and in various states of existence, only to meet Jesus and be healed or delivered from whatever was their concern. Truly, there isn't a human ever born into this life without having to contend with one issue or another along life's journey.

Alveda King

LifeJourneyPeopleBibleBornMeet

The candle of liberty has always been kept lit by a vigilant few.

Russell Pearce

CandleLibertyAlwaysLitBeenFew

I happened to be one of those who thought all these expenses necessary, and I had the good fortune to have the majority of both houses of Parliament on my side.

Robert Walpole

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At school, I was always daydreaming and fiddling in inkwells, but I had to learn to grow up and become articulate. And doing that was what brought me into writing songs. It's like therapy for me, because it exposes what I'm really thinking.

Roy Harper

SchoolMeWritingThinkingLearn

Many poor and low-income women cannot afford to purchase contraceptive services and supplies on their own.

Louise Slaughter

WomenPoorOwnCannotLow-Income

The 'niche' effect of charter schools guarantees a swift and vicious deepening of class and racial separation.

Jonathan Kozol

SeparationClassRacialNicheEffect

Everybody is the way they are because of certain events that have happened in their life. Oftentimes you'll meet somebody who seems a certain way, and then you realize, 'Oh, that guy's actually the sweetest man I know. But I wouldn't have known that from the outset because that's hidden.'

Brett Dalton

LifeManYouKnowMeetWay

I'm from New York; I've been in show business all my life. I'm a wild and crazy gal, yet I always play these soft, warm, loving earth mothers. It's a pain in the butt. I'm a femme fatale!

Bonnie Bedelia

LifeBusinessPainNew YorkCrazy

I am resilient like my mother and have the ability to face any kind of storm.

Arjun Kapoor

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