QOTD December 4 2015
December 4th, 2015 on 18:51Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: “If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgment of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now.”
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: “If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgment of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now.”
Henry David Thoreau: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
Cicero: “Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.”
Lois McMaster Bujold: “You try to give away what you want yourself.”
Elizabeth Aston: “Mountains inspire awe in any human person who has a soul. They remind us of our frailty, our unimportance, of the briefness of our span upon this earth. They touch the heavens, and sail serenely at an altitude beyond even the imaginings of a mere mortal.”
Garry Marshall: “It’s always helpful to learn from your mistakes because then your mistakes seem worthwhile.”
Woodrow Wilson: “You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand.”
Kossuth: “The unspoken word never does harm.”
Henry Ford: “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.”
Ancient Proverb: “Good habits result from resisting temptation.”
Benjamin Disraeli: “Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth.”
Oscar Wilde: “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much”
Steve Jobs: “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
Marilyn vos Savant: “To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
Emma Goldman: “The free expression of the hopes and aspirations of a people is the greatest and only safety in a sane society.”
William Lyon Phelps: “Whenever it is in any way possible, every boy and girl should choose as his life work some occupation which he should like to do anyhow, even if he did not need the money.”
Carol Burnett: “Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.”
J. H. Holmes: “The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.”
Oscar Arias Sanchez: “The more freedom we enjoy, the greater the responsibility we bear, toward others as well as ourselves.”