2011 – Page 34 – Dictionary of Quotes

History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme a lot -Twain, Mark

Talking is the disease of age. -Johnson, Ben

"Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard as iron." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard as iron.” – …

Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion. -Phillips, Wendell

"God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat. He has no real style. He just keeps on trying other things." – Pablo Picasso

“God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat. He has no real style. He just keeps on trying …

Alma Gluck

“Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works.” Alma Gluck quotes

Arthur Helps

“Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.” Arthur Helps quotes

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish. -Robbins, Anthony

"Tough times create tough people." – Richard ‘Grimesy’ Grimes

“Tough times create tough people.” – Richard ‘Grimesy’ Grimes

The more you can dream, the more you can do. -Korda, Michael

Will Rogers – something to do

“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.” ~Will Rogers

Eleanor Powell – God’s gift

“What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.” ~Eleanor Powell

Robert M. Pirsig – tops of mountains

“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” ~Robert M. Pirsig

Thought for Today – Am I Happy?

“If there is any sadness I make a strong effort to be free of it quickly, otherwise it grows like a vine in the rainy …

Der erste beste Koch kann ein Land regieren.

Der Zynismus ist das Ergebnis einer Verbindung

Der Zynismus ist das Ergebnis einer Verbindung von Bequemlichkeit mit Machtlosigkeit. (Bertrand Russell)

Character must be kept bright as well as clean. -Chesterfield, Lord

"Woe is me, she cries out, a time of tribulation hangs over head like a dark cloud…yet through internal contradictions, she is grateful." – Jeanne Young

“Woe is me, she cries out, a time of tribulation hangs over head like a dark cloud…yet through internal contradictions, she is grateful.” – Jeanne …

A great scholar is seldom a great philosopher. -Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

"I was so happy! … We would simply read and sleep, be tender … God, how I loved this man!" – Marlene Dietrich

“I was so happy! … We would simply read and sleep, be tender … God, how I loved this man!” – Marlene Dietrich

I am a believer in punctuality though is makes me very lonely. -Verrall, E. V.

Paul Fussell

“I find nothing more depressing than optimism.” Paul Fussell quotes

Hell is not punishment, neither is heaven reward, it is consequence -Onwuka Emeka

Sarnoff, Dorothy

Never try to look into both eyes at the same time. Switch your gaze from one eye to the other. That signals warmth and sincerity. …

Shaw, P.K.

People often get their imagination’s mixed up with their memories. Shaw, P.K. quotes

Towbridge, J. T.

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies. Towbridge, J. T. quotes

Peter Gray

“One must love a cat on its own terms.” Peter Gray quotes

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power. -Disraeli, Benjamin

"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things." – Epictetus

“The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.” – Epictetus

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