Monday, January 30, 2012

Posterity save



He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot - Douglas Adams.

Ego corrupts the mind.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life - Muhammad Ali.

As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful - Cicero.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future, it is something you design for the present.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get - Warren Buffett.

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose - Lou Holtz.

Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase - Martin Luther King.

All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea - Napoleon Hill.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant - Helen Keller.

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible - Frank Herbert.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible - Dale Carnegie.

If you can't you must, and if you must you can - Tony Robbins.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception - Groucho Marx.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom. - Rene Descartes

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. - Groucho Marx

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. - Soren Kirkegaard

The positive thing about a skeptic is that he thinks everything's possible. - Thomas Mann

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