"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else" – Benjamin Franklin
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else” – Benjamin Franklin
Month: May 2010
"If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: "He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned"" – Epictetus
“If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: “He obviously does not know me …
"It is no use crying over spilt milk." – English Proverb
“It is no use crying over spilt milk.” – English Proverb
"To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or imperfect is to be one more person who is part of judgment, evil or imperfection." – Wayne Dyer
“To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or imperfect is to be one more person who is part of …
"Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible." – Lord Chesterfield
“Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.” – Lord Chesterfield
"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalms 18:2)" – Bible
“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn …
"In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." – Jane Austen
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I …
"When I am with you, we stay up all night.<br/>When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep.<br/><br/>Praise God for those two insomnias!<br/>And the difference between them." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“When I am with you, we stay up all night.When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias!And the …
"I missed some short putts, making it hard for me to find a good rhythm. I could have moved up the standings even higher and I feel my confidence level got up from last week." – Ai Miyazato
“I missed some short putts, making it hard for me to find a good rhythm. I could have moved up the standings even higher and …
"This development today means justice and home affairs ministers are willing to accept a legal process that will let all branches of government decide the issue." – Friso Roscam Abbing
“This development today means justice and home affairs ministers are willing to accept a legal process that will let all branches of government decide the …
"Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out." – Arabian Proverb
“Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to …
"If you love it let it go. If it returns to you cherish it, if not it was never truly yours." – Proverb
“If you love it let it go. If it returns to you cherish it, if not it was never truly yours.” – Proverb
"Nobody had ever instructed him that a slave-ship, with a procession of expectant sharks in its wake, is a missionary institution, by which closely-packed heathen are brought over to enjoy the light of the Gospel." – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Nobody had ever instructed him that a slave-ship, with a procession of expectant sharks in its wake, is a missionary institution, by which closely-packed heathen …
"Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments." – Henry Ward Beecher
“Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.” – Henry Ward Beecher
"It is such a secret place, the land of tears." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“It is such a secret place, the land of tears.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"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, subsidise it" – Ronald Reagan
“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. …
"All the hours wound you, the last one kills" – Latin Proverb
“All the hours wound you, the last one kills” – Latin Proverb
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." – Confucius
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room." – Woody Allen
“When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.” – Woody Allen
"This above all; to thine own self be true." – William Shakespeare
“This above all; to thine own self be true.” – William Shakespeare
"People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think" – George Carlin
“People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think” – George Carlin
"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." – C.S. Lewis
“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth …
"i can be changed by what happens to me. but i refuse to be reduced by it." – Maya Angelou
“i can be changed by what happens to me. but i refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
"My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet." – Mahatma Gandhi
“My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.” …
"We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!" – Benjamin Franklin
“We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!” – Benjamin Franklin
"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else." – Winston Churchill
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.” – Winston Churchill
"Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a friendship – that no doubt requires the assistance of a slight physical antipathy" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a friendship – that no doubt requires the assistance of a …
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." – Oscar Wilde
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde
"To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living" – Jean de La Fontaine
“To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without …
"Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss." – Doug Horton
“Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.” – Doug Horton
"Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change" – Thomas Hardy
“Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change” – Thomas Hardy
"So you wish to conquer in the Olympic games, my friend? And I too, by the Gods, and a fine thing it would be! But first mark the conditions and the consequences, and then set to work. You will have to put yourself under discipline; to eat by rule, to avoid cakes and sweetmeats; to take exercise at the appointed hour whether you like it or no, in cold and heat; to abstain from cold drinks and from wine at your will; in a word, to give yourself over to the trainer as to a physician. Then in the conflict itself you are likely enough to dislocate your wrist or twist your ankle, to swallow a great deal of dust, or to be severely thrashed, and, after all these things, to be defeated." – Epictetus
“So you wish to conquer in the Olympic games, my friend? And I too, by the Gods, and a fine thing it would be! But …
"If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree." – English Proverb
“If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.” – English …
"Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why" – Henry Van Dyke
“Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why” – Henry Van Dyke
"How do you know love is gone? If you said that you would be there at seven and you get there by nine, and he or she has not called the police – it’s gone." – Marlene Dietrich
“How do you know love is gone? If you said that you would be there at seven and you get there by nine, and he …
"I have seen gross intolerance shown in support of tolerance" – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“I have seen gross intolerance shown in support of tolerance” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grapsed, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten the words? He is the one I would like to talk to." – Chuang Tzu
“The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grapsed, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has …
"When we have nothing to worry about we are not doing much, and not doing much supplies us with plenty of future worries" – Chinese Proverbs
“When we have nothing to worry about we are not doing much, and not doing much supplies us with plenty of future worries” – Chinese …
"He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply." – John Buchan
“He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.” – John Buchan
"Mexico has done some record-setting … opium and marijuana production eradication," – Robert Brown
“Mexico has done some record-setting … opium and marijuana production eradication,” – Robert Brown