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Mon 11 Nov, 2002 06:30 pm
'Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.'
~ Samuel Johnson
'What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.'
~ T. S. Elliot
'The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.'
~ Eden Phillpotts
'A fanatic is one who won't change his mind and won't change the subject.'
~ Winston Churchill
'Conserve energy ~ make love more slowly.'
~ Unknown
'It is impossible to perfectly defend against the attack of those who want to die.'
~ Unknown
'What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.'
~ Mark Twain
'A witty saying proves nothing.'
~ Voltaire
'Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.'
~ Confucius
'Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.'
~ Napoleon Hill
'When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.'
~ William Blake
'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.'
~ Aristotle
'The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, "We did it ourselves."'
~ Lao-Tsu
'It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.'
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great Quotes, Rae!! Thanks for sharing!!
I especially like the one about truth, by William Blake.
And, the T.S. Eliot..... it feels circular.
Thank you, ma'am!
'Circular' is a good word! If you read that quote for too long, that's what you'll be going in.....circles!
Truth.....Now that is something very close to my heart. Especially over the last two years. Truth is the easiest way ~ no one can convince me otherwise.
I heard a good one tonight:
Worrying is not preparation.
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That is good, Swimpy.....Worrying shoudn't be preparation, but for a lot of folks, it is. Unfortunately.
I think we are all guilty of it now and then.
Yep, you're right, young lady.
'Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.'
~ Elie Wiesel
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