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Quotes: Some Pithy One-Liners! |
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
James Thurber, humorist and cartoonist (1894-1961).
“It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day to day basis.”
Margaret Bonnano, author,
in A Certain Slant of Light, 1980.
“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling
the walk before it stops snowing.”
Phyllis Diller, comedian.
“The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.”
Blaise Pascal, Pensees,
1670.
“Growth is the only evidence of life.”
John Henry Newman, Apologia
Pro Vita Sua, 1864.
“The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to
hear the music of our own opinions.”
Adlai Stevenson, politician, in a speech, New York City, August 28, 1952.
“He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise.”
Lao-tzu, Tao te Ching, 6th century, B.C.
“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves but in our
attitude towards them.”
Saint-Exupery, The
Wisdom of the Sands, 1948.
“Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written
content.”
Alfred de Musset, Le
Poete Dechu, 1839.
“Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a
vigorous mind.”
Samuel Johnson, The
Rambler, 1751.
“Memory is the thing you forget with.”
Alexander Chase, Perspectives,
1966.
