black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

Related Topics

Animal Blackbird Frankly Fruit Garden Song Value

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Honour’s a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind’s distinguishing perfection
JOSEPH ADDISON

Distinguish Honor King Law Mind Noble Perfection Sacred Ties
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Along Flower Friendship Inspirational Life Pathway Scarred Smile Sunshine Sure
Content thyself to be obscurely good.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Content Good Obscurely Thyself
Misery and ignorance are always the cause of great evils. Misery is easily excited to anger, and ignorance soon yields to perfidious counsels.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Always Evil Great Ignorance Misery Yield
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men; but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Confirm Generation Lie Lying Narrow Particular Son Wisdom
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Away Clear Friday Life Rust Sunday Week
Honor’s a fine imaginary notion, that draws in raw and unexperienced men to real mischiefs.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Honor Inexperience Men Mischief Real
Women were formed to temper Mankind, and sooth them into Tenderness and Compassion; not to set an Edge upon their Minds, and blowup in them those Passions which are too apt to rise of their own Accord.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Blow Compassion Edge Form Mind Passion Temper Tenderness Women
I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Astonishment Competition Debate FAction Mankind Reflect Sorrow
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Circumstance Enemies Goal Innovation Men Naturally
No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Authority Exorbitance Inflict Legal Oppression Political Politics Prevention
I am wonderfully pleased when I meet with any passage in an old Greek or Latin author, that is not blown upon, and which I have never met with in any quotation.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Country Latin Meet Met Old Passage Upon Wonderfully
There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Happy Idol Idols Literature More Supernatural Unhappy
Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Change Fool Funny Inspirational Men Nature Ride
Look what a little vain dust we are!
JOSEPH ADDISON

Dust Little Look Visible
It is ridiculous for any man to criticize on the works of another, who has not distinguished himself by his own performances.
JOSEPH ADDISON

Criticism Criticize Men Own Perform Ridiculous

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes