Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose. Votes: 1
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted. Votes: 1
Samuel SmilesIt isn't the original scandal that gets people in the most trouble - it's the attempted cover-up. Votes: 1
Tom PetriI was so thrilled I attempted to mount my television Votes: 0
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of FawsleyHast thou attempted greatnesse? Then go on; Back-turning slackens resolution. Votes: 0
Robert HerrickAmerica was built on an attempted genocide, anyway. Guns were completely necessary. Votes: 0
Jim JarmuschNothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. Votes: 0
Samuel JohnsonNothing [] will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome. Votes: 0
Samuel JohnsonLiving your life is a task so difficult it has never been attempted before. Votes: 0
Abhishek ShuklaTintoretto attempted to fill the line of Michelangelo with color, without tracing its principle. Votes: 0
Henry FuseliWhen you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted. Votes: 0
Malcolm GladwellI'm the only person I know of who's ever been pulled over for attempted speeding. Votes: 0
Paula PoundstoneAdventure ... is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. Votes: 0
Laura MillerWhen attempted self-destruction does not cure a man of life, it cures him of voluntary death. Votes: 0
Honore de BalzacIf we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted Votes: 0
Francis BaconIt is not so easy to do good as those who have never attempted it may imagine. Votes: 0
Maria EdgeworthThe Ten Commandments should be headed like an examination paper: No more than six to be attempted. Votes: 0
Bertrand RussellWe see the wisdom of Solon's remark, that no more good must be attempted than the nation can bear. Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonProhibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse - for both the addict and the rest of us. Votes: 0
Milton Friedman