Showing posts with label sayings to ponder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sayings to ponder. Show all posts

Friday, October 8, 2010

Short Quotes to Ponder...



Short Quotes to Ponder


"Reflect upon your present blessings,
of which every man has many."
- Charles Dickens


"Anticipate the good so you may enjoy it."
- An Ethiopian Proverb


"Imagination is far more important than knowledge."
- Albert Einstein


"Let your heart determine your destination and your
mind shall carry you there."
- Author Unknown


"Never be unmindful of your own dignity."
- John Brown


"It does not matter how slowly you go,
as long as you do not stop."
- Confucius


"When you have faults,
do not fear to abandon them."
- Confucius


"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it."
- Jonathan Winters


"Admire those who attempt great things,
even if they fail."
- Seneca


"Rivers know this: there is no hurry.
We shall get there someday."
- A. A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh


Sunday, November 22, 2009

Quotes and a Verse to Ponder...




Quotes and a Verse to Ponder
(Part 2)

"If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give
good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father
in Heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!"
- Matthew 7:11
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"It's good to have the things money can buy,
provided we do not lose the things money cannot buy."
- W. Wiersbe
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"He who buys what he does not need, steals from himself."
- Author Unknown
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"All of nature is the conjugation of the verb 'to eat'."
- William Ralph Inge
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"The law is something we live with.
Justice is harder to achieve."
- Arthur Conan Doyle
1

"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
- Eric Hoffer
1

"Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand."
- Mark Twain
1

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.
The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty."
- Winston Churchill
1

"A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others,
but someone who carries water for his people so that they
can get on with their jobs."
- Robert Townsend
1

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is
a person's conscience."
- Harper Lee
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"I don't develop. I am."
- Pablo Picasso
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"Failure is never permanent."
- Author Unknown
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"To invent,
you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."
- Thomas A. Edison


** Most of these quotes can be found at Wanderings Quotes.


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Quotes and a Verse to Ponder...





Quotes and a Verse to Ponder


“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one
of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’"
- Matthew 25:35
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"Not all who wander are lost."
- J. R. R. Tolkien
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"Just because it isn't true, doesn't mean it's not helpful."
- Brent Zupp
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"The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing
more artistic than to love others."
- Vincent van Gogh
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"Simplicity is the ultimate satisfaction."
- Leonardo da Vinci
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"If all the insects on earth disappeared,
within 50 years all life on earth would disappear.
If all humans disappeared, within 50 years all species
would flourish as never before."
- Jonas Salk
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"If you never change your mind, why have one?"
- Edward de Bono
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"Everything that irritates us about others can lead
us to an understanding of ourselves."
- Carl Jung
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"Play is the highest form of research."
- Albert Einstein
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"There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist."
- Mark Twain
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"Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
- Plato
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"The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who,
in times of moral crisis, preserved their neutrality."
- Dante Alighieri
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"When we talk to God, we're praying.
When God talks to us, we're schizophrenic."
- Jane Wagner
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* Most of these quotes can be found at Wanderings Quotes.