Escritas — Poems List

Voltaire

Judge a man by his

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

159

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Why independence, if the slaves

Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?

117

Winston Churchill

[On recognizing China] But if

[On recognizing China] But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale.

74

Lord Chesterfield

Sex: the pleasure is momentary,

Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.

25

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

There are no tyrants where

There are no tyrants where there are no slaves. (El Filibusterismo)

66

Voltaire

History is little else than

History is little else than a picture of human crimes and misfortunes.

164

Winston Churchill

It might be said that

It might be said that Lord Rosebery outlived his future by ten years and his past by more than twenty.

55

Jules Renard

I find that when I

I find that when I do not think of myself I do not think at all.

64

Voltaire

Only now did I become

Only now did I become throughly acquainted with the seducer of our people. It is not the inequality which is the real misfortune, it is the dependance.

168

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Not all were asleep during

Not all were asleep during the night of our forefathers! (Noli Me Tangere)

54

Benjamin Franklin

God heals, and the doctor

God heals, and the doctor takes the fee.

145

Winston Churchill

There but for the grace

There but for the grace of God goes God.

63

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Fate presented itself to some

Fate presented itself to some like a chinese fan--one side black, the other side gilded with flowers. (Noli Me Tangere)

36

Voltaire

Better is the enemy of

Better is the enemy of good.

143

Tallulah Bankhead

My heart is pure as

My heart is pure as the driven slush.

45

Winston Churchill

If heaven is going to

If heaven is going to be full of people like Hardie, well, the Almighty can have them to himself.

52

Voltaire

Anything that is too stupid

Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.

224

Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Fame to be sweet must

Fame to be sweet must resound in the ears of those we love, in the atmosphere of the land that will guard our ashes. Fame should hover over our tomb to warm with its heat the chill of death, so that we may not be completely reduced to nothingness, that something of us may survive! (Noli Me Tangere)

42

Voltaire

England has forty-two religions and

England has forty-two religions and only two sauces.

167

Winston Churchill

Who will relieve me of

Who will relieve me of this Wuthering Height

64

Voltaire

Now, now my good man,

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

166

Dr. Jose Rizal

Truth does not need to

Truth does not need to borrow garments from falsehood. (Noli Me Tangere)

41

Winston Churchill

[He] looks at foreign affairs

[He] looks at foreign affairs through the wrong end of a municipal drainpipe.

79

Harry Hershfield

New York: where everyone mutinies

New York: where everyone mutinies but no one deserts.

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