Today's Quote

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"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for
his opportunity when it comes."

--Benjamin Disraeli

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"If there were in the world today any large number of people
who desired their own happiness more than they desired the
unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few
years."

--Bertrand Russell

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"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or, what's
a heaven for?"

--Robert Browning

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Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.

[Lotty]

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. - Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Political and Spiritual Leader

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Originally Posted by Lotty

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. - Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Political and Spiritual Leader

Thanks Lotty!

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"People are made of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber
called courage."

--Mignon McLaughlin

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"Every man has his own courage and is betrayed because
he seeks in himself the courage of other persons."

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle
than the courage of a final moment, but it is no less a
magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy."

--John F. Kennedy

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Classic Quotes by Frank Herbert (1920-1986) US writer

Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test it's a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain.

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Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

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He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

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How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

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If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.

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It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

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It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson.

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Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

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Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.