Interesting Quotes - Page 40

Goodgrief · 09-24-2009, 11:37 AM

In the face of adversity, there is nothing wrong with hope.

Today's cryptogram.

**squirt** · 09-24-2009, 07:05 PM

A friend is one to whom one can pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keeping what is worth keeping, and, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

Arabian Proverb

LAWRENCE · 09-25-2009, 11:10 AM

"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit."
Somerset Maugham

"A married man should forget his mistakes; no use two people remembering the same thing."
Duane Dewel.

"All men are not homeless, but some men are home less than others."
Henry Youngman

**squirt** · 09-25-2009, 04:36 PM

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.

W. H. Auden

LAWRENCE · 09-28-2009, 11:25 AM

"It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done."
Oscar Wilde

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."
Charles Sykes

"I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt."
Charles H. Mayo

**squirt** · 09-28-2009, 04:21 PM

We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it.

Source Unknown

LAWRENCE · 09-28-2009, 08:37 PM

The road to truth is long and lined the entire way with annoying bastards.

Source Unknown

**squirt** · 09-28-2009, 10:26 PM

Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a mate.

David Pratt

LAWRENCE · 09-29-2009, 11:35 AM

"Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory."
Denis Diderot

"Every time one laughs a nail is removed from one's coffin."
Honduran Proverb

"To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail."
Abraham H. Maslow

**squirt** · 09-29-2009, 02:11 PM

Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired.

Erik H. Erikson

09-25-2009, 11:10 AM	#393 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 8,117 Rep Power: 1914	"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit." Somerset Maugham "A married man should forget his mistakes; no use two people remembering the same thing." Duane Dewel. "All men are not homeless, but some men are home less than others." Henry Youngman __________________ ******************

09-28-2009, 11:25 AM	#395 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 8,117 Rep Power: 1914	"It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done." Oscar Wilde "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one." Charles Sykes "I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt." Charles H. Mayo __________________ ******************

09-28-2009, 08:37 PM	#397 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 8,117 Rep Power: 1914	The road to truth is long and lined the entire way with annoying bastards. Source Unknown __________________ ******************

09-29-2009, 11:35 AM	#399 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 8,117 Rep Power: 1914	"Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory." Denis Diderot "Every time one laughs a nail is removed from one's coffin." Honduran Proverb "To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail." Abraham H. Maslow __________________ ******************

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09-24-2009, 11:37 AM	#391 (permalink)
Goodgrief Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,550 Rep Power: 1001	In the face of adversity, there is nothing wrong with hope. Today's cryptogram.

09-24-2009, 07:05 PM	#392 (permalink)
squirt Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 355,993 Rep Power: 8572	A friend is one to whom one can pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keeping what is worth keeping, and, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away. Arabian Proverb

09-25-2009, 04:36 PM	#394 (permalink)
squirt Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 355,993 Rep Power: 8572	Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh. W. H. Auden

09-28-2009, 04:21 PM	#396 (permalink)
squirt Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 355,993 Rep Power: 8572	We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it. Source Unknown

09-28-2009, 10:26 PM	#398 (permalink)
squirt Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 355,993 Rep Power: 8572	Friends will keep you sane, Love could fill your heart, A lover can warm your bed, But lonely is the soul without a mate. David Pratt

09-29-2009, 02:11 PM	#400 (permalink)
squirt Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 355,993 Rep Power: 8572	Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired. Erik H. Erikson