Random Thoughts III


Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him. Leo Aikman

No pressure, no diamonds. Mary Case

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains. Emilie Cady

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. Calvin Coolidge

It's easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is much better at the top. Arnold Bennet

You cannot have everything. I mean, where would you put it? Steven Wright

Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless. Mary Kay Ash

"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "...holy shit...what a ride!"

Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. Comte de Buffon

Your children need your presence more than your presents. Jesse Jackson

Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either. Golda Meir

A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad. Arnold Glasgow

Our only security is our ability to change. John Lilly

Man needs, for his happiness, not only enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. Bertrand Russell, philosopher

Love and time-those are the only two things in all the world and all of life that cannot be bought, but only spent. Gary Jennings

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

If you want happiness for an hour-take a nap. If you want happiness for a day-go fishing. If you want happiness for a month-get married. If you want happiness for a year-inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime-help others. Chinese Proverb

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. Persian proverb

If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe. Woody Allen

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty. It merely moves from their faces to their hearts. Martin Buxbaum

People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too. Malcolm Forbes

The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. Doug Larson

The beaten path is

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