The French courage proceeds from vanity the German from phlegm the Turkish from fanaticism opium the Spanish from pride the English from coolness the Dutch from obstinacy the Russian from insensibility but the Italian from anger.
More Quotes from George Gordon Byron:
What say you to such a supper with such a woman.George Gordon Byron
The poetry of speech.
George Gordon Byron
I knew it was love, and I felt it was glory.
George Gordon Byron
O Christ it is a goodly sight to see What Heaven hath done for this delicious land.
George Gordon Byron
What men call gallantry, and gods adultery, Is much more common where the climate's sultry.
George Gordon Byron
Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence.
George Gordon Byron
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Anger Quotes, English QuotesBased on Keywords: coolness, insensibility, obstinacy, phlegm, turkish
Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realisation. I've had what I thought were great ideas that just didn't work.
Andy Goldsworthy
A lot of knowledge in any kind of an organization is what we call task knowledge. These are things that people who have been there a long time understand are important, but they may not know how to talk about them. It's often called the culture of the organization.
Howard Gardner
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
Lao Tzu