essays. term papers, thesis

It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. ResearchOver now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.

Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.

QuotationsAuthorsTopicsKeywords
Browse Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(Click a letter to view the authors)
Letter "W" » William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
«Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.»
«Life is the soul's nursery -Its training place for the destinies of eternity.»
«We should pay as much reverence to youth as we should to age; there are points in which you young folks are altogether our superiors: and I can't help constantly crying out to persons of my own years, when busied about their young people -- leave them alone; don't be always meddling with their affairs, which they can manage for themselves; don't be always insisting upon managing their boats, and putting your oars in the water with theirs.»
«So he sighed and pined and ogled,And his passion boiled and bubbled,Till he blew his silly brains out,And no more was by it troubled.»
«Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.»
«There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.»
«The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish: it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.»
«Bravery never goes out of fashion»
«Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are»
«She looks so haughty that I should have thought her a princess at the very least, with a pedigree reaching as far back as the Deluge. But this lady was no better born than many other ladies who give themselves airs; and all sensible people laughed at her absurd pretensions.»

Pages: « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »


Research our database of over 800,000 top-quality pre-written papers plus 15,000 biographies for only $9.95/month.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.