May 2010 – Page 59 – Dictionary of Quotes

"Who knows most speaks least" – Spanish Proverb

“Who knows most speaks least” – Spanish Proverb

"All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs." – Anthony Robbins

“All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs.” – Anthony Robbins

"It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one." – Voltaire

“It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.” – Voltaire

"But the shortest works are always the best." – Jean de La Fontaine

“But the shortest works are always the best.” – Jean de La Fontaine

"Love bade me welcome, but my soul drew back" – George Herbert

“Love bade me welcome, but my soul drew back” – George Herbert

"I am the family face; / Flesh perishes, I live on, / Projecting trait and trace / Through time to times anon, / And leaping from place to place / Over oblivion." – Thomas Hardy

“I am the family face; / Flesh perishes, I live on, / Projecting trait and trace / Through time to times anon, / And leaping …

"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed." – Wayne Dyer

“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future …

"Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom." – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted" – Lord Chesterfield

“Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted” – Lord Chesterfield

"I’m telling her not to move around a lot, take it easy. Let’s wait at least until Monday. At some point you have to stop playing the game. There are other parties in the world other than fastball. But this would be a pretty special party if we won." – Brian Harvey

“I’m telling her not to move around a lot, take it easy. Let’s wait at least until Monday. At some point you have to stop …

Take good hold of instruction and don’t let her go, keep her for she is your life. -Bible

"Who loves me loves my dog." – Latin Proverb

“Who loves me loves my dog.” – Latin Proverb

"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh," he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw, "I just wanted to be sure of you."" – Winnie the Pooh

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh,” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw, “I just wanted to be sure of …

"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is." – Winston Churchill

“The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.” – Winston Churchill

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." – Mark Twain

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” – …

"Often my creative life has seemed like a long tunnel, dark and damp. And sometimes I wondered whether I could live through it. But I did!" – Ai Qing

“Often my creative life has seemed like a long tunnel, dark and damp. And sometimes I wondered whether I could live through it. But I …

"Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it." – Eliza Tabor

“Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it.” – Eliza Tabor

"Your mistake does not define who you are…you are your possibilities" – Oprah Winfrey

“Your mistake does not define who you are…you are your possibilities” – Oprah Winfrey

"Life is good when we think it’s good. Life is bad when we don’t think." – Doug Horton

“Life is good when we think it’s good. Life is bad when we don’t think.” – Doug Horton

"In business or in life, don’t follow the wagon tracks too closely." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“In business or in life, don’t follow the wagon tracks too closely.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

"It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it." – Spanish Proverb

“It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.” – Spanish Proverb

"Hell is a city much like London A populous and smoky city" – Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Hell is a city much like London A populous and smoky city” – Percy Bysshe Shelley

"We believe faith and freedom must be our guiding stars, for they show us truth, they make us brave, give us hope, and leave us wiser than we were." – Ronald Reagan

“We believe faith and freedom must be our guiding stars, for they show us truth, they make us brave, give us hope, and leave us …

"Thank goodness for all of the things you are not! Thank goodness you’re not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space. Thats why I say "Duckie! don’t grumble! don’t stew! some critters are much-much, oh, ever so much-much, so muchly much-much more unlucky than you!" – Dr. Seuss

“Thank goodness for all of the things you are not!Thank goodness you’re not something someone forgot,and left all alone in some punkerish placelike a rusty …

"Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed. (Proverbs 12:24)" – Bible

“Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed. (Proverbs 12:24)” – Bible

"I’ve seen her play better than today. She was thinking smart at the beginning. But maybe the concentration wasn’t great today, up and down. I tried to just play every point and focus." – Ai Sugiyama

“I’ve seen her play better than today. She was thinking smart at the beginning. But maybe the concentration wasn’t great today, up and down. I …

"Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best" – Spanish Proverb

“Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best” – Spanish Proverb

"No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure." – Thomas Hardy

“No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.” – Thomas Hardy

"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will." – Epictetus

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” – Epictetus

"That speaks to motive. If you’re truthfully concerned about fraud, why are you not addressing something that everybody knows has been used for fraud? It doesn’t add up." – Robert Brown

“That speaks to motive. If you’re truthfully concerned about fraud, why are you not addressing something that everybody knows has been used for fraud? It …

"So far we have no reason to complain nor to suspect any unfair or inappropriate policy," – Friso Roscam Abbing

“So far we have no reason to complain nor to suspect any unfair or inappropriate policy,” – Friso Roscam Abbing

"I would say I’m sorry he didn’t make it, … And I don’t mean that in a flip way. I’m sorry he didn’t get to see everything that happened because of him and to have enjoyed this part of this life. He would have had a great relationship with his sons." – Cynthia Lennon

“I would say I’m sorry he didn’t make it, … And I don’t mean that in a flip way. I’m sorry he didn’t get to …

"The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters" – Friedrich Nietzsche

“The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters” – Friedrich Nietzsche

"He that falls by himself never cries." – Turkish Proverb

“He that falls by himself never cries.” – Turkish Proverb

"What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee." – Walter Lippmann

“What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee.” – Walter Lippmann

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it." – Epictetus

“If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.” – Epictetus

"Having levelled my palace, don’t erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home." – Emily Bronte

“Having levelled my palace, don’t erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.” – Emily Bronte

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