Quotes starting with F
Below you will find our collection of inspirational quotes and sayings starting with the letter F, collected over the years from a variety of sources.
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Fact is stranger than fiction. -- Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796-1865)
Failure is a teacher; a harsh one, but the best. -- Thomas J. Watson Sr. (1874-1956)
Failure is the path of least persistence. -- unknown
Faint heart never won fair lady. -- W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911)
Faith is the ability to not panic. -- unknown
Falling is easier than rising. -- Irish (on fame)
False friends leave you in times of trouble. -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Familiarity breeds contempt. -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. -- German Proverb
Fear the Greeks bearing gifts. -- Virgil (70-19 BC) "I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts."
Fear the person who fears you. -- Middle Eastern (on courage and fear)
Feed a cold and starve a fever. -- C. Morley (1939)
Fine feathers don't make fine birds. -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Fine words butter no parsnips. -- John Clarke (1639)
Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head. -- German Proverb
First come, first served. -- unknown
First food, then religion. -- Afghan (on practicality)
First things first. -- G. Jackson (1894)
Fish don't get caught in deep water. -- Malay (on caution and care)
Fishing without a net is merely bathing. -- Hausa (West African) (on authenticity)
Focus on what's right in your world instead of what's wrong. -- unknown
Follow your dreams. -- unknown
Following the path of least resistence is what makes both men and rivers crooked. -- unknown - thanks to Brian Fierling
Fools and scissors require good handling. -- Japanese (on foolishness)
Fools are like other folks as long as they are silent. -- Danish (on foolishness)
Fools rush in where wise men fear to tread. -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
For every bow there is an arrow. (For everyone there is someone.) -- unknown
For news of the heart, ask the face. -- Guinean (on life and living)
Forethought is easy, repentance is hard. -- Chinese (on discretion)
Forewarn'd, forearm'd. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Forgive and forget. -- unknown
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Four horses cannot overtake the tongue. -- Chinese (on gossip)
Friends are God's way of taking care of us. -- nknown
Friendship increases by visiting friends but visiting seldom. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Friendship is one mind in two bodies. -- Mencius (c.371-289)
From the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks. -- Jesus Christ
Froth is not beer. -- Dutch (on appearance and reality)