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Here’s a few of my favorite quotes:
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Dag Hammarskjold, UN Sec General
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward in life. David M Burns
Give without hesitatiion. Lose without regret and acquire without meanness. George Sand
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his works. Henri Matisse
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots; the other wings. Hodding Carter III
We can do no great things-only small things with great love. Mother Theresa
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christian Anderson
You should have a softer pillow than my heart. Lord Byron
Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land. And the little moments, humble though they be, make the mighty ages of eternity. Julia A. Carney
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TheRedWriter wrote:I read a lot of English Literature…
Does French literature translated into English count?
” ‘Very well,’ said M. Danglers, who had been listening to this diatribe with utter imperturbability but not understanding a word of it because, like every man who is full of ulterior motives, he was preoccupied with finding his own train of thought in the speaker’s ideas.”
- Alexandre Dumas: “The Count of Monte Cristo”
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TheRedWriter wrote:I read a lot of English Literature…
Does French literature translated into English count?
[/list]Yep, it does. Chauser was French and he’s a good part of English Lit. West Liberty has an entire class just devoted to Chauser.
“This too shall pass”
The origins of this phrase have been attributed to many sources, including King Solomon, American president Abraham Lincoln, and the poet Lanta Wilson Smith.
Its my favorite quote that sometimes helps me through hard times 🙂
aORRY, i HAVE A HARD TIME PICKING JUST ONE! LOL
Actual Quotes about Government
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress…. But I repeat myself. —Mark Twain
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. —Winston Churchill
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. —George Bernard Shaw
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man ….which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. —G Gordon Liddy
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. —James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and your car keys to a teenaged boy. —P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. —Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it —Ronald Reagan (1986)
I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. —Will Rogers
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free! —P.J. O’Rourke
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. —Voltaire (1764)
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you! —Pericles (430 B.C.)
No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. —Mark Twain (1866)
Talk is cheap…except when Congress does it. —Unknown
The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. —Ronald Reagan
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. —Winston Churchill
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidrmist leaves the skin. —Mark Twain
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill
the world with fools. —Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)There is no distinctly Native American criminal class…save Congress. —Mark Twain
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. —Edward Langley, Artist (1928 – 1995)
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. —Thomas Jefferson
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill
the world with fools. —Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)Ooooooohhhh soooooo true.
skigod377 wrote:The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill
the world with fools. —Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)Ooooooohhhh soooooo true.
😆 😆 😆 Oooh yeah.Greater Basilisk wrote:Khat, you wrote down a whole bunch of my favorites. 😀
Glad I good help 8) 😆
Actually I was a little embarrassed when I saw how long that lost turned out. It was cut and paste. If you could see my real typing YIKES 🙄 😀
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