“ People of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon and seldom drive business home to it's conclusion, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. ”
- Francis Bacon- Copy
- 3.7K
“ Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult. ”
- Napoleon Bonaparte- Copy
- 1.5K
“ Whenever you wish to do anything against the law, Cicely, always consult a good solicitor first. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
- 222
“ Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
- 2.4K
“ It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors. ”
- Samuel Levenson- Copy
- 3.1K
“ Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. ”
- Dale Carnegie- Copy
- 2.7K
“ The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay. ”
- Martin Luther- Copy
- 3.6K
“ You can't build a strong corporation with a lot of committees and a board that has to be consulted every turn. You have to be able to make decisions on your own. ”
- Rupert Murdoch- Copy
- 2.9K
“ If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting. ”
- Horatio Nelson- Copy
- 3.8K
“ As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted. ”
- Baron Manfred von Richthofen- Copy
- 455
“ Our memories are card indexes consulted, and then put back in disorder by authorities whom we do not control. ”
- Cyril Connolly- Copy
- 3.9K
“ CONSULT, v.i. To seek another's disapproval of a course already decided on. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
- 3.2K
“ Consult the dead upon things that were, but the living only on things that are. ”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- Copy
- 251
“ And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend. ”
- John Milton- Copy
- 2.5K
“ Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? ”
- Ludwig van Beethoven- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment. ”
- Marcus Annaeus Seneca- Copy
- 2.5K
“ Consult. To seek another's approval of a course already decided on. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
- 425
“ I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. ”
- Noel Coward- Copy
- 1.2K
“ I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. ”
- Robert Brault- Copy
- 661
“ If God gives you a watch, are you honoring Him more by asking Him what time it is or by simply consulting the watch? ”
- A. W. Tozer- Copy
- 3.8K
“ If the Lord Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon Creation, I should have recommended something simpler. ”
- Alfonso X- Copy
- 2.7K
“ Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection. ”
- Edward Weston- Copy
- 641
“ I am held to answer for the crime of color when I was not consulted in the matter. Had I been consulted in the matter and my future fully described, I think I should have objected to being born in this gospel land. ”
- James Rapier- Copy
- 2.8K
“ Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose. ”
- Joseph Brodsky- Copy
- 601
“ The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights — the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others. ”
- Walter Bagehot- Copy
- 3.5K
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