Sayings & Quotes

[Lilith7]

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
Voltaire


The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.’
Voltaire

[Lilith7]

To hold a pen is to be at war.’ 
Voltaire

‘Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.’
Voltaire

[Lilith7]

‘Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.’
Voltaire

“Tears are the silent language of grief.’ 
Voltaire

[Lilith7]

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Nelson Mandela


The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

[Lilith7]

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking.”
Steve Jobs

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

[zqwerty]

Comparison is the thief of joy — Teddy Roosevelt

[Lilith7]

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.
John Lennon


“What we know is a drop. What we don’t know is an ocean.”
Isaac Newton

[Lilith7]

“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”
Marie Curie


“We are shaped by our thoughts, we become what we think.”
Gautama Buddha

[Lilith7]

“Success is not something to wait for, it is something to work for.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“So many books, so little time.”
 Frank Zappa

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
 Albert Einstein

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero

[zqwerty]

I thought Einstein said "The Universe is boundless but not infinite".

[Lilith7]

That's possible I guess.

“Humans invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse in the world would construct a mouse trap.”
Albert Einstein

“We will never have true civilisation until we have learned to recognise the rights of others.”
Will Rogers

[Lilith7]

“Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due,”
Will Rogers

“The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing to happen to you if you don't let it get the best of you.”
Will Rogers

[Lilith7]

“Diplomacy is saying “Nice Doggie” until you can find a rock.”
Will Rogers

“Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.”
Will Rogers

[Lilith7]

“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously & their politicians as a joke.”
Will Rogers

“The only difference between death & taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time.”
Will Rogers

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Goodness cannot be diminished by those who don't value it.....Be yourself - Bruce Lee

[zqwerty]

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~ Anatole France

[Lilith7]

“A fool & his money are soon elected.”
Will Rogers


"Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.”
Will Rogers

[Lilith7]

“Everything is funny, as long as its happening to someone else.”
Will Rogers

“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”

Will Rogers

[Lilith7]

“I don't make jokes. I just watch the government & report the facts.”
Will Rogers


“Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.”
Will Rogers