W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Why dost thou complain of this world? It detains thee not; thy own cowardice is the cause, if thou livest in pain.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)
“Why dost thou heap up wealth, which thou must quit,
Or what is worse, be left by it?
Why dost thou load thyself when thou 'rt to fly,
Oh, man! ordain'd to die?
Why dost thou build up stately rooms on high,
Thou who art under ground to lie?
Thou sow'st and plantest, but no fruit must see,
For death, alas! is reaping thee.”
Source: Prose works of Abraham Cowley ; including his essays in prose and verse
“Why dost thou not pray... to give thee the faculty of not fearing any of the things which thou fearest, or of not desiring any of the things which thou desirest, or not being pained at anything, rather than pray that any of these things should not happen or happen?”
Source: Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion
“Why dost thou not retire like a guest sated with the banquet of life, and with calm mind embrace, thou fool, a rest that knows no care?”
Source: Titi Lucreti Cari De Rerum Natura Libri Sex: Prolegomena. Text. Translation
“Why dost thou shrink from my approach, O Man? Why dost thou ever flee in fear, and cling To my false rival, Life? I do but bring Thee rest and calm. Then wherefore dost thou ban And curse me? Since the forming of God's plan I have not hurt or harmed a mortal thing, I have bestowed sweet balm for every sting, And peace eternal for earth's stormy span.”
Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)
“Why doubt thyself? Believe in your abilities.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Why doubt yourself due to the mere opinions of fellow humans who, also, by nature, doubt themselves?”
Source: Fire Up Your Flight
“Why Dream?
Life is a difficult assignment. We are fragile creatures, expected to function at high rates of speed, and asked to accomplish great and small things each day. These daily activities take enormous amounts of energy. Most things are out of our control. We are surrounded by danger, frustration, grief, and insanity as well as love, hope, ecstasy, and wonder. Being fully human is an exercise in humility, suffering, grace, and great humor. Things and people all around us die, get broken, or are lost. There is no safety or guarantees.
The way to accomplish the assignment of truly living is to engage fully, richly, and deeply in the living of your dreams. We are made to dream and to live those dreams.”
Source: Make Your Creative Dreams Real: A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy People, and People Who Would Really Rather Sleep All Day
“Why drink and drive if I can smoke and fly?”
“Why? Driving yourself into the ground, for what? Stop hiding behind your anger and low self-esteem. It doesn't belong to you!”
“Why dwell on the pain, when you can focus on peaceful thoughts?”
“Why eggs? Why use those for this dish?"
"Because the theme you gave me that day was egg.
Don't you think this is the perfect dish to settle things between us?”
Source: 食戟のソーマ 20 [Shokugeki no Souma 20]
“why else are we here if not to live with unreasonable passion for things”
“Why else do we have Miami, if not to give me material?”
“Why else do we live, except to be loved and remembered by those we love?”
Source: In the City of Shy Hunters
“Why else do we write and write except to move our readers?”
Source: The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson
“Why else do you think we are permanently at war in various regions all over the world? And why is it the citizens of this country, one of the richest on earth, get poorer each year?”
Source: The Orphan Factory
“Why else is politics the perfect refuge for every liar, cheat, and self-serving toad that was ever born? All you need is a good set of teeth and the ability to smile convincingly with them. --Cressida”
Source: The Icemark Chronicles #3: Last Battle of the Icemark
“why else love if not to feel stars exploding in our veins”
“why else would you have been
given this passionate ache inside for it
if you weren't meant to know it and tangibly hold it…
dreams are dreams on purpose. aches are in us
on purpose. your heart reaches for it on purpose…
and because your soul remembers it.”
“why else would you have been given
this poetry heart that loves true and deep
and beautifully wild if you weren't meant to
be loved true and deep and beautifully wild,
and to be kissed like wildfire by someone
who sees you as art.”
“why else would you have been given
this soft and tender heart if you weren't
meant to make it softer here for other tender hearts…
the way you feel so much helps someone else
who feels so much… feel less alone.”
“why else would you have been given
this soft and tender heart if you weren't
meant to make it softer here for other tender hearts…
the way you feel so much helps someone else
who feels so much… feel less alone.
why else would you have been given
this poetry heart that loves true and deep
and beautifully wild if you weren't meant to
be loved true and deep and beautifully wild,
and to be kissed like wildfire by someone
who sees you as art.
why else would you have been given
this wildflower energy if you weren't meant to
run free in the sunlight and get drunk on the moonlight
and be kissed by the starlight… there's a world
outside and you need it in your veins.
why else would you have been given
this passionate ache inside for it if you weren't
meant to know it and tangibly hold it…. dreams are
dreams on purpose. aches are in us on purpose.
your heart reaches for it on purpose…
and because your soul remembers it.
i just don't think the universe is making mistakes
with our hearts and souls…
so why else love if not to feel stars
exploding in our veins… because why else are
we here if not to live with unreasonable
passion for things.”
“why else would you have been given
this wildflower energy if you weren't meant to
run free in the sunlight and get drunk on the moonlight
and be kissed by the starlight… there's a world
outside and you need it in your veins.”
“Why else would you spend so much time helping Miss Fosters causes?”
“Uh... you’ve seen how cute she is, right?” Keefe asked.”
Source: Flashback
“Why employ intelligent and highly paid ambassadors and then go and do their work for them? You don't buy a canary and sing yourself.”
“Why escape your intended purpose by copying and trying to be someone else? You will discover who you were meant to be only after you have shown confidence being yourself.”
Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Why even live? If that's your goal, if you're just clamoring your way to the top, I mean, why even have a life? Somebody was telling me the other day about the lives of investment bankers who work ninety hours a week and how it affects their patterns of consumption.”
“Why everything have it's own disadvantages??
Is it made for fair?”
“Why everything that's supposed to be bad
Make me feel so good?”
“Why exactly are we so frightened of death that we avoid looking at it altogether? Somewhere, deep down, we know we cannot avoid facing death forever. We know, in Milarepa's words: "This thing called 'corpse' we dread so much is living with us here and now."”
Source: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition
“Why? Explain or I keep shooting until this fucking thing doesn't float anymore!”
Source: Crash & Burn
“Why extremists always focus on women remains a mystery to me. But they all seem to. It doesn’t matter what country they’re in or what religion they claim. They all want to control women. They want to control how we dress. They want to control how we act. They even want to control the decisions we make about our own health and our own bodies. Yes, it is hard to believe but even here at home we have to stand up for women’s rights and we have to reject efforts to marginalize any one of us, because America has to set an example for the entire world.”
“Why eye for an eye, when we can have smile for a smile ?”
“Why Family Therapy...because it deals with family pain.”
“Why fear death? After all nothing in this universe of being is fairer than the end of being,
which we call by the name of death, which sees no difference in people while playing its tune to them…
We mustn’t see it as a frightening thing, but as a beautiful reality, and the only absolute truth.”
Source: The Web of Karma
“Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life.”
“Why fear death? Be scared of living.”
“Why fear death? Death is only a beautiful adventure.”
“Why fear feedback? Why stigmatize failure in the workplace when it's bringing you closer to achieving your organizational goals.”
“Why fear ye that the Lord Jesus Christ will not accept of you? Your sins will be no hindrance, your unworthiness no hindrance; if your own corrupt hearts do not keep you back, nothing will hinder Christ from receiving of you.”
“Why fear? The stuff of my being is matter, ever changing, ever moving, but never lost; so what need of denominations and creeds to deny myself the comfort of all my fellow men? The wide belt of the universe has no need for finger-rings. I am one with the infinite and need no other assurance.”
Source: Dust tracks on a road
“Why feel blue when there's sooooo many other colors you can feel.”
“Why feel guilty for something that isn't your fault?
Because I loved him. And now he is gone.”
Source: The Rose Society
“Why fight for a flag when you can buy one for a nickel.”
“Why fight the 'natural' (oh, weaselly word!) order of things? Why? Because of this--one fine day, a purely predatory world shall consume itself. In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.”
“Why fight to be fit,
why struggle to survive
why be serious under stress
Why make life a mess!
Messing neutralized, blessings maximised... Get #Mickeymized!”
“Why Fight When You Can Negotiate?”
“Why file a police complaint to a corrupted internal affairs system? To have it documented that the police officers were problematic. It is bad for their careers going forward, particularly if they end up in the media for assaulting or killing someone. It assists in the process of sending them to jail.”
“Why find faults if everything was fine?”
Source: Bliss