Edgar Allen Poe
● Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those how dream only by night.
Edmund Burke
● Good order is the foundation of all things.
● “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)
● “Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.”
Erich Segal
● True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.
Epictetus (55-135 A.D.)
● “Men are not disturbed by things, but the view they take of things.”
● We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
Elias Boudinot
● Good government generally begins in the family, and if the moral character of a people once degenerate, their political character must soon follow.
Eugene Forsey
● I have long considered it one of God’s greatest mercies that the future is hidden from us. If it were not, life would surely be unbearable.
Eric Hoffer
● We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
● You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
● It is a perplexing and unpleasant truth that when men have something worth fighting for, they do not feel like fighting.
Elbert Hubbard
● The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.
● He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.
● Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
● To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Erica Jong
● Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
● Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
● And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
Ellen Parr
● The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. |