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7 of my Favourite Quotations

A “quotation” is usually a short text - perhaps one or two sentences - written or spoken by one (usually famous) person and often repeated or at least known by others. Here are 7 of my favourite quotations, arranged (loosely) from humorous to serious. Have a look at them and try to understand them. You may know some of them already in your own language. Do you agree with them? You can find explanations of some of the more difficult words in English Checker at the end.

“You must come again when you have less time.” Walter Sickert to Denton Welch

“There is less to him than meets the eye.” Tallulah Bankhead

“The head cannot take in more than the seat can endure.” Winston Churchill on long speeches

“Only the insane take themselves seriously.” Max Beerbohm

“To be uncertain is uncomfortable; but to be certain is ridiculous.” Goethe

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Santayana

“When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom.” Confucius

English Checker

  • condemned: sentenced as a punishment; forced to suffer
  • endure: suffer patiently; tolerate
  • insane: seriously mentally ill
  • seat: a person’s buttocks
Joe | Sunday, July 13th, 2008 | Filed under Quotations

9 Responses to “7 of my Favourite Quotations”

  1. hanane says:
    18th July 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Hello Dear Sir: I tried so hard to be to the point with the real meaning of these quotatoins but I am not sure. would you please provide us with an explanation of the meaning of each quotation and the context in which they were said. I will be so grateful to learn things from this Club

  2. socrates says:
    23rd July 2008 at 3:45 pm

    “No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.” Shalom aleichem

  3. NayMyo says:
    29th July 2008 at 8:00 am

    Dear sir
    although i understand couple of quotations in our own language the rest are alittle bit difficult to translate in our own due
    to my poor english .

  4. Viet says:
    9th August 2008 at 3:51 pm

    Dir Sir,

    Please explain me more detail these quotations. Thanks so much.

    Viet

  5. hanane says:
    16th August 2008 at 3:45 pm

    Hullo dear Sir,
    Excuse me but it seems a so a long a holiday, longer than Maryama Ba’s SO A LONG A LETTER; I hope you are allright. let’s hear from you Sir.
    Best Regards

  6. junnieth says:
    17th February 2009 at 7:18 pm

    I was reading the quotations, and I think they are a reality, applied to the time we are living, I enjoy them very much

  7. Linda k Hollywood says:
    25th March 2009 at 6:00 am

    I am forgiven for my past mistake.
    what will become of us after death?
    We do not need to seek other Conditions to be
    Happy.
    It’s a terrible thing I it was endless source of
    amusement.
    Hope that all I write the word is a quotation.

  8. Linda k hollywood says:
    7th April 2009 at 7:58 pm

    Hello everyone
    I never know about quotation when I’m reading
    the verb make me very impression with the verb.
    I could try to write no matter what because I like
    a quotation.

    First kiss is would be imprinted in my heart memory.
    Be engraved on one’s mind/heart memory.
    You are my heart and my soul my doorway and my delivery.
    My life did not begin until I know him.
    Vile spawn,evil creature,retribution.
    Consequence of one’s action.
    Human to be bad you are abyss of hell.

    Hope you are enjoyed in my quotation.

    Have a nice day
    Linda K (Hollywood)

  9. shukrallah says:
    6th August 2009 at 8:56 am

    I love and enjoy reading everything in Englishclub especially the monthly news and your quotations.Thanks alot.

    shukrallah

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