Quotes Wishes and Status Messages - Page 42

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can''t have it.The minute you don''t want power, you''ll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can''t take it with you . he''ll try to take it with him.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.