A Quote by Christopher Morley

Any man worth his salt has by the time he is forty-five accumulated a crown of thorns, and the problem is to learn to wear it over one ear.

Christopher Morley

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Christopher Morley
American - Novelist
May 5, 1890 - March 28, 1957

To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns.

Gordon Lightfoot

If old age means a crown of thorns, the trick is to wear it jauntily.

Clare Boothe Luce

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

Andrew Jackson

I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did not think of himself first and foremost.

George Jean Nathan

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

Nelson Mandela

Dost thou understand me, sinful soul? He wrestled with justice, that thou mightest have rest; He wept and mourned, that thou mightest laugh and rejoice; He was betrayed, that thou mightest go free; was apprehended, that thou mightest escape; He was condemned, that thou mightest be justified; and was killed, that thou mightest live; He wore a crown of thorns, that thou mightest wear a crown of glory; and was nailed to the cross, with His arms wide open, to show with what freeness all His merits shall be bestowed on the coming soul; and how heartily He will receive it into His bosom?

John Bunyan

I wear this crown of thorns Upon my liar's chair Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Beneath the stains of time The feelings disappear You are someone else I am still right here What have I become My sweetest friend?

Trent Reznor

A crown is a pitiless master, harsher than the staff of a pig-keeper; while a staff bears up, a crown weighs down, beyond the strength of any man to wear it lightly.

Lloyd Alexander

Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for.

Norman Schwarzkopf

No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one.

Tallulah Bankhead

Any man worth his salt loves a feminist. Only men who are afraid of the feminine in themselves are afraid of women.

Brit Marling

They gave our Master a crown of thorns, why do we hope for a crown of roses?

Martin Luther

The only crown Jesus ever wore on earth was a crown of thorns.

Elisabeth Elliot

Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of thorns.

Thomas Carlyle

Most people are robust. If a man puts his hand on a woman’s bottom, any woman worth her salt can deal with it. It is communication. Can’t we be friendly?

Jeremy Irons

Every day we learn more and more about this wacky Osama bin Laden. He lives in a cave and at one time he was a womanizer. But now he has settled down with his five wives and 26 kids, so that's now all over. ... He also had a drinking problem at one time. I believe he went through 'Jihab'

David Letterman

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