“Many have lived on a pedestal who will never have a statue when dead.” Quote by Pierre-Jean de Beranger
“A man's reception depends upon his coat; his dismissal upon the wit he shows.” MenShowsSocietyDependsWitCoatsReceptionDismissal Author:Pierre-Jean de Beranger
“I was not able to understand how it could be right to pay an actor, or a singer, or an instrumentalist for entertaining the public and wrong to pay a ball player for doing exactly the same thing.” AbleActorsPayPlayerBallsSingersEntertainingBall PlayersInstrumentalists Author:Albert Goodwill Spalding
“No human mind may measure the blessings conferred by the game of base ball on the soldiers of the Civil War. It had its earliest evolution when soldiers, North and South, were striving to forget their foes by cultivating, through this grand game, fraternal friendships with comrades in arms.” MindHumansMayWarGamesForgetArmsEvolutionBlessingBallsSouthStriveSoldierCivil WarHuman MindFoeComradeCultivatingNorth And SouthFraternal Author:Albert Goodwill Spalding
“Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way.” WayInterestBaseballSalary Author:Albert Goodwill Spalding
“Allow time and moderate delay; haste manages all things badly.” ActionAll ThingsManageDelayModeratesHaste Author:Statius
“Heaven forbids that man should know What change tomorrow's fate may bring.” KnowsMenShouldMayHeavenFateTomorrow Author:Statius
“Anguish devours the mind, and furious rage, and hope than which the heart can bear no heavier burden, when it is long deferred.” MindHeartLongHopeBearsAngerBurdenRageAnguishFurious Author:Statius