QOTD September 27 2013
Friday, September 27th, 2013Ecclesiastes: “Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.”
Ecclesiastes: “Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.”
Joseph Conrad: “Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.”
Robert A. Ward: “I wish you sunshine on your path and storms to season your journey. I wish you peace in the world in which you live… More I cannot wish you except perhaps love to make all the rest worthwhile.”
Ellen Metcalf: “You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can’t sit back and wait.”
Thomas Paine: “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.”
Frida Kahlo: “I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.”
Jennifer Hudson: “Extreme exercise doesnโt save you from poor food choices. It can be difficult to exercise and erase away that chocolate cake or pizza pie. It doesnโt work that way.”
Edward Everett Hale: “If you have accomplished all that you planned for yourself, you have not planned enough.”
George Santayana: “Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.”
Salman Rushdie: “A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.”
Chuck Palahniuk: “Your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life.”
Henry S. Haskins: “The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.”
Lane Olinghouse: “Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.”
Benjamin Franklin: “Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.”
John Barrymore: “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”
Lillian Hellman: “I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions.”
Edward Chapin: “Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.”
William Shakespeare: “Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.”
Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon: “I am interested in the homeless, but they’re a symptom. You’re treating a symptom and the disease rages on and consumes the human race. I’m talking about an overhaul of the system: putting power in different hands.”
Seneca: “Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.”