I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“It is better to mourn for acquaintances than to laugh at friends.”
“It is better to not believe a truth than to believe a lie, because this defines yourself too. If you believe a lie that has negative effects, it shows you may have malicious intentions. But if you don't believe a truth that has negative effects, then you may be well-disposed.”
“It is better to not even try it than to endure the ramifications of either quitting smoking or dying.”
“It is better to obey the mysterious direction, without any fuss, when it points to a new road, however strange that road may be. There is probably as much reason for it, if the truth were known, as for anything else.”
“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”
Source: The Writings of George Washington: pt. IV. Letters official and private, from the beginning of his presidency to the end of his life: (v. 10) May, 1789-November, 1794. (v. 11) November, 1794-December, 1799
“It is better to own 10% of an elephant than 100% of a rat.”
“It is better to paint for one minute a day than to think about it for 24 hours a day.”
“It is better to paint from memory, for thus your work will be your own.”
Source: Gauguin's Intimate Journals
“It is better to pay court to a queen ... than to worship, as we too often do, some unworthy person whose wealth is his sole passport into society. I believe that a habit of respect is good for the human race.”
“It is better to pay tribute of gold to the enemy than tribute of blood in war.”
Source: Jeremiah: A Drama in Nine Scenes
“It is better to pick the wrong priority than none at all.”
Source: Management
“It is better to play than do nothing.”
“It is better to point out your own mistakes than have somebody else do it.”
“It is better to practice a little than talk a lot.”
“It is better to praise your enemies than to curse your friends.”
“It is better to pray about everything than worry about nothing.”
“It is better to pray for what you want than to merely wish for what you need.”
“It is better to pray than living without praying.”
“It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.”
“It is better to preach five words of God’s Word than five million words of man’s wisdom.”
Source: Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon
“It is better to predict dramatic things that don't happen than boring things that do.”
“It is better to prepare and prevent than it is to repair and repent.”
Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson
“It is better to present one image in a lifetime than to produce voluminous work. Image...that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.”
“It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them.”
Source: On crimes and punishments
“It is better to proceed with one's duty in the service of others than wallow in the pain attachments bring”
“It is better to protest than to accept injustice.”
“It is better to purposefully spend time with people talking about things that could improve them or talk about things that could improve me than to just waste time discussing irrelevant things.”
Source: How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
“It is better to put on the brakes sooner, for some fine day you begin to understand — to pardon everything — and then where is the charm of life, if you cannot love or hate any more?”
“It is better to rage against the preventable suffering/because it leads to the suggestion of gorgeous alternatives/than to express our sadness.”
“It is better to read a little and ponder a lot than to read a lot and ponder a little.”
“It is better to read a little and thoroughly than cram a crude undigested mass into my head, though it be great in quantity.”
Source: Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley
“It is better to receive than to do injury.”
“It is better to rely on yourself than on your friends.”
“It is better to remain silence than to speak rudely when being provoked.”
“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
Source: Mrs. Goose, Her Book
“It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.”
“It is better to remember our love as it was in the springtime.”
Source: Spring Came on Forever
“It is better to repent a sin than regret the loss of a pleasure.”
“It is better to repent than rebel.”
“It is better to repent than resist the mercy of the moment.”
“It is better to resist oppression by violent means than to submit, but it is best of all to resist by nonviolent means.”
“It is better to revel in life than to wallow in it.”
“It is better to ride a pony than a horse which throws you.”
“It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.”
Source: Candide: and other writings
“It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.”
Source: Zadig et autres contes
“It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?”
“It is better to run the risk of being considered indecisive, better to be uncertain and not promise, than to promise and not fulfill.”
Source: God's Workmanship: And, He Shall Glorify Me
“It is better to rust out than wear out.”
“It is better to sacrifice everything than to live in slavery!”
“It is better to say I am sorry, for something you didn't do than to let it rest for it to cultivate more hatred and pain.”