“The
graveyards are full of indispensable men.”
– C. De Gualle, 1946
“Nobody
forgets where they buried the hatchet.” –
F.M. Hubbard, 1927
"No pressure, no diamonds." -
Anon.
"Think like a man of action, act
like a man of thought." - W. Shirer
"What worries you, masters you." -
J. Locke
"Everybody, sooner or later, sits
down to a banquet of consequences" - R.L. Stevenson
"Two things are infinite: the
universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." A.
Huxley
"The only completely consistent
people are the dead." - Anon.
"I don't like that man. I
must get to know him better." - A. Lincoln
"If you tell the truth, you don't
have to remember anything."- S. Clemmons
"When there is no enemy within,
the enemies on the outside cannot hurt you." - African Proverb
"A wise man will make more
opportunities than he finds." - F. Bacon
"Dad... how do soldiers killing
each other solve the world's problems?" - Elijah Watkins
"Computers are like Old Testament
gods; lots of rules and no mercy." J. Campbell
"It is easier to forgive an enemy
than to forgive a friend." - W. Blake
"Life is change. Growth is
optional. Choose wisely." - Anon.
The only thing necessary for the
triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - E. Burke
"Tell me whom you love and I will
tell you who you are." - S. Watkins
"What we love we shall grow to
resemble." - Anon.
"You cannot push anyone up the
ladder unless he is willing to climb." -A. Carnegie
"We either make ourselves
miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." -
C. Casteneda(D. Juan)
"Truth sits on the lips of dying
men." - Unk.
"Do you wish to find out the
really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer." - N. Bonaparte
"We can have democracy in this
country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we
can't have both." - L. D. Brandeis
"The more laws, the less justice."
- Cicero
"Do not fear death so much but
rather the inadequate life." B. Brecht
"Courage is doing what you're
afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared." - Unk.
"When it becomes more difficult to
suffer than to change...you will change." - A. Watkins
"What can you say about a
society that says God is dead and Elvis is alive?"
"Boy, going to church don't make
you a Christian anymore than going to the garage makes you a car." - J. McAlpine
"It's impossible to make anything
"foolproof" because fools are so ingenious."
"In business or in life, don't
follow the wagon tracks too closely." H.J. Brown, Jr.
"The difference between a rut and
a grave is the depth." - Unk.
"People don't follow titles, they
follow courage." - W.W. Brown
"Men are slower to recognize
blessings than evils." - A. Einstein
"Don't think there are no
crocodiles because the water is calm." - Unk.
"What we resist persists." - My
Mother
"Sow an act...reap a habit.
Sow a habit...reap a character. Sow a character...reap a destiny." - C.
Fonville
“Always
do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your
mouth shut." - B. Morant
"Three can keep a secret if two
are dead."
"All our souls are written in our
eyes." - J. Campbell
"Adversity
introduces a man to himself.”
- Anon.
“Fortune
does not change men; it unmasks them.”
– S. Necker, 1773
"Oh, I don't blame Congress.
If I had $600 billion at my disposal, I'd be irresponsible too." - H. Truman
"Money is not the most
important thing in the world...Love is. Fortunately, I love money." -
Anon.
“It
is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would
lie if you were in his place.”
- H.L. Mencken, 1951
"Character is doing what is right
when nobody's looking." - Unk.
"If your attack is going really
well, it's an ambush." - MSG E. Thompson
"If it's stupid but it works, it's
not stupid." - MSG E. Thompson
"If the enemy is in range, SO ARE
YOU." - MSG E. Thompson
"Tracers work both ways." -
MSG E. Thompson
"The easy way is always mined." -
MSG E. Thompson
“To
the man who is afraid everything rustles.”
–
Sophocles, 406 BC
“The
keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our
adversities.”
–
Sophocles, 404 BC
“There
are more fools in the world than knaves, else the knaves would not have enough
to live upon.”
– S.
Butler
, 1655
“Only
dead fish swim with the stream.”
– Anon.
“Vows
begin when hope dies.”
- L. da Vinci, 1517
“It
wasn’t raining when Noah built the
Ark.
” - H. Ruff, 1930
“If
you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.
This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.” - S.L. Clemens, 1905
“We
will either find a way, or make one.”
–
Hannibal
, 215 BC
“No
one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”- E. Roosevelt, 1953
“Never
contend with a man who has nothing to lose.” -
Anon.
“Beware
the fury of a patient man.”
– J. Dryden, 1657
“What
was hard to endure is sweet to recall.”
– French proverb
“Learn
from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all
yourself." - Unk.
"A
wise man’s questions contain half the answer.”
– Gabriol, 1065
“The
things we know best are those we haven’t been taught.” –
L. dCd Vauvenargues, 1735
“An
invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”
–
V.
Hugo, 1867
“We’re
drowning in information and starving for knowledge.”
– R. Rodgers, 1978
“I
prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.”
– A. France 1901
“To
one who has faith, no explanation is necessary.
To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
–
St.
T. Aquinas, 1269
“Oh,
what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s
eyes.”
–
W.
Shakespeare, 1588
“Children
are the living messages that we send to a time we will not see.”
-
N.
Postman, 1959
“It
is going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after
they inherit it. “
– F.M. Hubbard, 1924
“Plan
ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark." -
MSG E. Thompson
"Necessity
never made a good bargain.” –
B. Franklin, 1775
“If
you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.”
-
F.
A. Clark, 1960
“Nearly
all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give
him power.”
– A. Lincoln, 1863
“In
war, there are no unwounded soldiers.”
– J. Narosky
“The
thorns I have reaped are of the tree I planted.”
- Lord Byron, 1815
“Never
explain.
Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it
anyway.”
- E. Hubbard, 1912
“Be ashamed to die until you have won one victory for humanity.”
--H. Mann
"If
the going is getting easier, you aren't climbing" - Unk.
"Great Teachers can lead you to the doors of understanding, but it is up to you to enter."
--Lao-Tzu
"Never
tell people how to do things. Tell them WHAT to do, and they will surprise
you with their ingenuity." --
Gen.
G.S. Patton
"The
first rule of Holes... When you're in one, quit digging."
- W. Rodgers
"The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything as either a blessing or a curse." --D. Juan, 1965
"Non in Cautus Futuri" (Not Unmindful of the Future) - Washington and Lee Univ. Motto 1756
"Commitment
separates the doers from the dreamers."
- Unk.
"A temptation resisted is a true measure of character." - Unknown
“Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
"
--L. Borne
"You
can curse the darkness or light a candle. The choice is yours." --
P. Kane
"Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess.”
--J.W. von Goethe
”Forgiveness is the finding again of a lost possession – hatred an extended suicide.”
--F. Schiller
“The time to win a fight is before it starts.”
--F. W. Lewis
"
It ain’t so much what people don’t know that hurts as much as what they know that ain’t so.”
--A. Ward
“We are
here to add to what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.” --W. Osler
"I never gave anyone HELL...I just told them the Truth and they thought it was Hell"
--H. Truman 1958
“Truth is fire, and to speak the truth means to illuminate and burn.”
--L.
Schefer
“To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult of all.”
--J.W. von Goethe
“The mark of an immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”
--W. Stekel
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”
--W.A. White
"No man is rich enough to buy back his past." --Wilde
"To be is to do." --Socrates
"To do is to be." -- Aristotle
"Do-Be-Do-Be-Do..." --Sinatra
“The person who pursues revenge should dig two graves.”
--Old Proverb
“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.”
--A. Lincoln
“The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether or not it’s the same problem you had last year.”
--J. F. Dulles
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
--W. Rogers
“Nothing endures but change.”
--Heraclitus
“There was never a good war or a bad peace.”
–B. Franklin
"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." --Hebrews 11:1
"Let us cross the river and rest in the shade of the trees."-T.J. Jackson 1864
"I can't is a poison, I can is the cure." -- C. Kennedy 1998
"Doubt is the enemy of Faith." -- C. Kennedy 1998
“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
--S. L. Clemmons
“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.”
--W. Churchill
“I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”--Michaelangelo
"The great danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high, but that it is too low and we reach it." -- Michaelangelo
“There are no real mistakes in life – only lessons.”
--Anon.
“By
their fruits ye shall know them." -- Matthew
7:20
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”—Sun Tzu
“If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be
fired with enthusiasm.” --V. Lombardi
“Never give up and never give in.” –H. Humphrey
“It may be that those who do the most, dream the most.”
--Anon.
“Judge
a man by his questions rather than his answers." --Voltaire
"You never really lose until you quit trying.”—M. Ditka
“One man with courage makes a majority.”—A. Jackson
“We
make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
--
W. Churchill
"The
trouble with an opportunity is that it comes disguised as hard work." -- W.
Rogers
"When
you are the anvil, be patient. When you are the hammer,
strike." --Arabian proverb
"It often requires more courage to do right than to fear to do wrong.”
--A. Lincoln
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”--G. Ruth
“Never underestimate man’s determination to be free.”
--A. Watkins
“Always
do right. This will surprise some people, and astonish the rest."
-- S. L. Clemens
"Fortune favors the brave.”
--Terence
“By our spirits we are defined.”
--Wilde
“Integrity has no need for rules.”—A. Camus
