Quotes to live by

[THOaken]

THOaken, nothing from Henry David Thoreau? I'm surprised he wrote many good things. Must have one from your favourite philosopher?

Thoreau goes without saying, of course. Philosopher? You probably won't be surprised that I researched Nietzsche for a while...

 

[The Cumbrian]

Shy bairns get nowt.

 

[Bowlander]

Shy bairns get nowt.

Or,

The squeakiest hinge gets the most oil.

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[Harvestman]

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

 

[richard.gowler.9]

Being a proud Norfolk Man there are several quotes from Nelson.
"Never interrupt your enemy while they are making a mistake"
"A Norfolk sailor is worth four sailors from the rest of England and an English sailor is worth five French sailors"
And my favourite:
"I am a Norfolk-man and glory in being so"


Merlin Leathercraft

 

[789987]

one that i like to remind myself of as often as possible is "nothing is forever"

ties in with the earlier quote about living in the moment. don't know who said it first.

 

[stonehippo]

When going through hell.....keep going. Churchill I believe.

 

[grumit]

Live for today tomorrow may never happen

 

[crosslandkelly]

I think my sig line sums mine up.

 

[Monikieman]

Remember to nod to people on the way up! You might have to speak to them on the way down.

 

[tiger stacker]

No stone unturned, confess i had to make sure, it didnt have any double meanings.

"to do everything that can be done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.
to leave nothing untried for accomplishing one's purpose."

 

[HHazeldean]

From Lou Reed

'you're going to reap just what you sow'

 

[farfoodle]

A couple of my favourites:

Never let a good crisis go to waste.

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.

 

[xylaria]

i saw this in a book on welsh sayings;

"never fully trust an opinion you have to pay for"

My favorite one for trying to work out the modern world is churchill:
"the best place to hide the truth is in plain sight with a body guard of lies"

 

[Macaroon]

I really like the Welsh one; that really hits the spot!

 

[santaman2000]

"The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." Mark Twain

 

[Corfe]

From a wee Black Watch Colour Sergeant at Sandhurst to a bunch of wet-through, shivering cadets;

'Any **** can be uncomfortable.'

(I can't quite capture the sneer in his voice without a Glaswegian present)

 

[bushwacker bob]

Treat other people how you would like to be treated.

 

[forrestdweller]

one of my favourites: """ travel is fatal for prejudice""" (mark twain)

 

[British Red]

The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others

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