Famous Quotes https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous Great archive of famous expressions, sayings, aphorisms and quotes for every day. Available on Telegram: https://t.me/en_quote_of_the_day en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:32:38 +0300 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:32:38 +0300 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous root@sky-net-eye.com (noreply) root@sky-net-eye.com (noreply) Famous Quotes https://www.english-slang.com/images/logo_en.png https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous Dorothy Parker https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/p/aphorism-4233 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/p/aphorism-4233 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1893—1967)
U.S. poet
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:30:03 +0300 Joseph Heller https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-2726 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-2726 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1923---1999), US novelist
When I grow up, I want to be a little boy.

]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:30:03 +0300 Woody Allen https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/a/aphorism-2826 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/a/aphorism-2826 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1935-- ), Without Feathers, 1975
The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Woody Allen https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/a/aphorism-4275 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/a/aphorism-4275 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1935--), Without Feathers
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 C.S. Lewis https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/l/aphorism-3454 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/l/aphorism-3454 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1898—1963)
English author
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.

]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:30:03 +0300 Katherine Brush https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-3054 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-3054 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
U.S. authorscreenwriter
New Yorkers are nice about giving you street directions; in fact, they seem quite proud of knowing where they are themselves.

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Dean McLaughlin https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-2666 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-2666 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
U.S. sci-fi author
Welcome thy neighbor to thy fallout shelter. He'll come in handy if you run out of food.

]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:30:01 +0300 P.J. O'Rourke https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-4047 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-4047 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1947--)
U.S. humorist
Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is a good thing. Fleas are interested in dogs.

]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Marcus Aurelius https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/a/aphorism-3679 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/a/aphorism-3679 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(121—180), Meditations, 2nd century
You may break your heart, but men will go on as before.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Amy Tan https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-5162 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-5162 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
"If you can't change your fate, change your attitude."
]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Erich Segal https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/s/aphorism-3891 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/s/aphorism-3891 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1937--)
U.S. writer
True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.

]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Lewis Mumford https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-3311 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-3311 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1895—1990)
U.S. writer
Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf.

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Jules Renard https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-2540 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-2540 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Mark Twain https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-3440 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-3440 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1835—1910)
Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Robert Frost https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/f/aphorism-4159 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/f/aphorism-4159 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1874—1963)
U.S. poet
Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay his hands on.

]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:01 +0300 Frank Zappa https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/z/aphorism-3727 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/z/aphorism-3727 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1941—1993)
U.S. musician
There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Kin Hubbard https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-3071 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-3071 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1868—1930)
U.S. humorist
A bad cold wouldn't be so annoying if it weren't for the advice of our friends.

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Will Cuppy https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/c/aphorism-2824 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/c/aphorism-2824 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1884—1949)
U.S. humorist journalist
Some people lose all respect for a lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.

]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:30:03 +0300 Craig Vetter https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/v/aphorism-3767 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/v/aphorism-3767 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
Lawyers and insurance agents deserve one another.
]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Niels Bohr https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-4548 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-4548 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1885—1962), Danish physicist
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical.

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Bette-Jane Raphael https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-2459 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-2459 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
Giving a man space is like giving a dog a computer: the chances are he will not use it wisely.

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:30:03 +0300 Jimmy Buffett https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-3224 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-3224 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
U.S. singer
Indecision may, or may not, be my problem.
]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Frieda Norris https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/n/aphorism-3126 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/n/aphorism-3126 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.

]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Jesse Jackson https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/j/aphorism-2989 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/j/aphorism-2989 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1941--)
U.S. activist
Your children need your presence more than your presents.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:30:01 +0300 Mark Twain https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-2483 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-2483 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1835—1910)
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 J. De La Bruyere https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-4819 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-4819 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Ogden Nash https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/n/aphorism-2708 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/n/aphorism-2708 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1902—1971)
U.S. poet
Middle age is when you have met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else and usually is.

]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Nguyen Co Thatch, Vietnamese foreign minister https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-4085 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/t/aphorism-4085 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
We are not without accomplishment. We have managed to distribute poverty equally.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Rita Mae Brown https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-2519 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-2519 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1944-- )
U.S. novelist
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they are okay, then it's you.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:30:03 +0300 Samuel Goldwyn https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/g/aphorism-3223 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/g/aphorism-3223 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1884—1974)
U.S. film producer
I'll give you a definite maybe.

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 James Davis https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/d/aphorism-2799 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/d/aphorism-2799 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
DVM
Cats are just little hair factories.
]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:30:02 +0300 G. Norman Collie, a nineteenth century political and social activist https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/c/aphorism-2688 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/c/aphorism-2688 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother.

]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Plutarch https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/p/aphorism-4409 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/p/aphorism-4409 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(46—120), Greek priest & writer, in "Conjugal Precepts"
When the candles are out, all women are fair.

]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 John Varley https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/v/aphorism-2642 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/v/aphorism-2642 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1947--), sci-fi author, Steel Beach
Never trust anybody who says "trust me." Except just this once, of course.

]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 03:30:03 +0300 Dave Barry https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-2419 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/b/aphorism-2419 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
U.S. humorist
What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.

]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Wilson Mizner https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-2943 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-2943 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1876—1933)
To my embarrassment, I was born in bed with a lady.

]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 St. Jerome https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/j/aphorism-2632 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/j/aphorism-2632 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(345—420), "On the Epistle to the Ephesians," ca. 420 A.D.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

]]> Tue, 26 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Fran Lebowitz https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/l/aphorism-3420 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/l/aphorism-3420 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1950--), Metropolitan Life, 1978.
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Maria von Ebner-Eschenbach https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/e/aphorism-3947 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/e/aphorism-3947 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1830—1916), German writer, Aphorisms, 1880
We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Ashley Montagu https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-2718 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-2718 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1905—1999)
British scientistwriter
The idea is to die young as late as possible.

]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Rex Reed https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-3045 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/r/aphorism-3045 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1938--)
U.S. movie critic
In Hollywood, if you don't have happiness, you send out for it.

]]> Fri, 22 May 2026 03:30:01 +0300 Satchel Paige https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/p/aphorism-2631 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/p/aphorism-2631 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1906—1982)
U.S. baseball player
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Charles McCabe https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-3772 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/m/aphorism-3772 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
Most lawyers are swine. And not even nice swine.
]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Soren Kierkegaard https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/k/aphorism-2259 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/k/aphorism-2259 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss . an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. . is sure to be noticed.

]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 R. E. Shay https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/s/aphorism-3896 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/s/aphorism-3896 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 03:30:01 +0300 Paul Ehrlich https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/e/aphorism-3108 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/e/aphorism-3108 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.

]]> Sun, 17 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Richard Harkness https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-3070 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-3070 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.

]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Wilma Scott Heide https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-2345 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-2345 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1926—1985)
U.S. feminist
I do not refer to myself as a 'housewife' for the reason that I did not marry a house.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300 Euripedes https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/e/aphorism-5159 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/e/aphorism-5159 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
"Do not give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying."

]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 03:30:01 +0300 Oliver Herford https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-4180 https://www.english-slang.com/eng/famous/h/aphorism-4180 Famous Quotes #quoteoftheday #sayings
(1863—1935),U.S. poet
There is no time like the pleasant.
]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 03:30:02 +0300