Saturday, May 24, 2008

Latest greatest Quotations

Today's Quotations:



Michel Eyquem de Montaigne


Riches, like glory or heath, have no more beauty or pleasure than their possessor is pleased to lend them.

Anatole France, Revolt of the Angels


To die for an idea is to place a pretty high price upon conjectures.

William James


The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Vince Lombardi


After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.

John Holt


...since we can't know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned.

Al Rogers


In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Jillian Graham, Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul


Never let a stain from the past put a mark on your future.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca


All cruelty springs from weakness.

Gore Vidal


It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

William Penn


Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.

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