I have several that I use a "tags" under my signature on emails.
"I am only one, but still, I am one. I cannot do everything but I can do some-thing. And, because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do what I can." Edwin Hale
Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind.--Valentine Davies (Miracle on 34th Street)
"If there is no enemy within - the enemy outside can do us no harm"
"Worry looks around, sorry looks back, Faith looks up."
People will forget what you did and people will forget what you said, but they may never forget how you made them feel.
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a bad world. - William Shakespeare 1564-1616
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
"Good timber does not grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees" J. Willard Marriot
2007-12-13 05:07:21 · 14 answers · asked by Flys with the Eagle 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Here's my favorite ... it's a long one ..
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.
2007-12-15 01:45:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't call me Shirley -Leslie Nielson Airplane (1980) Tell him about the twinkie-Winston Zeddemore Ghostbusters (1984)
2016-04-09 00:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The generation that will change the world will be the generation that the world can't change -unknown
We are all a little weird and life's a little weird and when we find someone's whose weirdness is compatible with ours we form up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.
You can't win a war fighting with your brother.
2007-12-13 06:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the indigenous Indians of the Americas what happened when they didn't pay attention to immigration.
2007-12-13 05:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by Barry 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Unless the bastards have the courage to give you unqualified praise. I say ignore them." John Steinbeck
" Never value anything as profitable to thyself which shall compel thee to break thy promise, thy self-respect, to hate any man, to suspect, to curse, to act the hypocrite, to desire anything which needs walls and curtains." Marcus Aurelius
2007-12-13 05:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next failure, with enthusiasm.
2007-12-13 18:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica Dior 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im in a sorority and we say this all the time and my step-sister and i use it:
"not sister at birth but we knew from the start, God brought us here to be sisters by heart"
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sisters by chance,
friends by choice
2007-12-13 05:24:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
my favorite quotes are from book characters but they are so good i think :)
Anyone who says size doesnt matter has been seeing way to many small knifes - anita blake vampire hunter
Like carrying a thermonuclear device to kill ants; overkill at its best - again, anita blake vampire hunter
2007-12-13 05:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by Unseelie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nil illegitimo Carborundum
Latin: Don't let the bastards grind you down.
2007-12-13 05:11:48 · answer #9 · answered by kenneth R 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."
"There is nothing impossible to him who will try."
Alexander the Great
2007-12-13 05:15:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋