Quotes

The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do. - Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983

Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. - Thomas Browne, 1605-1682

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882

Genius -- To know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things. - Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914?

I hear and I forget. I see and I believe. I do and I understand. - Confucius (551-479 BC)

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. - Oscar Wilde, 1856-1900

Genius is eternal patience. - Michelangelo, 1474-1564

Teachers open the door... You enter by yourself.

A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are for. Sail out to sea and do new things. - Admiral Grace Hopper, Computer Pioneer

Doubt is the father of invention. - Galileo (1564-1642)

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will. - Jawaharial Nehru (1889-1964)

To hold and fill to overflowingIs not as good as to stop in time.Sharpen a knife-edge to its very sharpest,And the edge will not last long. - Lao-Tzu (fl. B.C. 600)

You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not? - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), "Back to Methuselah"

Action is the product of the Qualities inherent in Nature. - Bhagavad Gita (c. B.C. 400)

Sometimes the best gain is to lose. - Herbert (1593-1632)

We're like the sea, people our waves; Necessarily we are associated with everyone. - Ni'matullah Wali (1331-1431?)

It is not the fall that kills you. it's the sudden stop at the end. - D. Adams

The faster you go, the shorter you are. - Einstein

I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years. - Martin Luther (1483-1546)

A little work, a little sleep, a little love and it is all over. - Robert Frost

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience. - Doug Larson

Freedom defined is freedom denied. - The Illuminatus

Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. - unknown

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Diplomacy is the art of saying, "Nice doggie," until you can find a rock! - Will Rogers

You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. - Dean Martin

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln

For those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like. - Abraham Lincoln

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it. - Seneca

Money is flat and meant to be piled up. - Scottish Proverb

It's more fun to arrive at a conclusion than to justify it. - Macolm Forbes

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them. - Phil Pastoret

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. - H. Jackson Brown

An informal survey shows that what most people want for Christmas is two more weeks to prepare for it. - Bob Stanley

Goods which are not shared are not goods. - Fernando De Rojas

The one that goes is happier Than those he leaves behind. - Edward Pollock

Immortality is to labor at an eternal task. - Ernest Renan

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. - James Thurber

We die only once, and for such a long time! - Moliere

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. - Will Rogers