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Rogues are preferable to imbeciles

  Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest. - Alexandre Dumas I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one. - Mark Twain Actions lie louder than words. - Carolyn Wells Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. - Herbert Hoover Strong reasons make strong actions. - William Shakespeare Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm. - Jean Paul Richter No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up. - Lily Tomlin Rest is the sweet sauce of labor. - Plutarch You must not come lightly to the blank page. - Stephen King Reason should direct and appetite obey. - Cicero

Never part without loving words

  Image by ChatGPT Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in life. - Jean Paul Richter Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence. - Robert Fripp No problem is so formidable that you can't walk away from it. - Charles M. Schulz Each moment in time we have it all, even when we think we don't. - Melody Beattie There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money. - Arthur Miller The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperon. - Amy Vanderbilt The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win. - Robert Heinlein Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest fo...

Tears may be dried up...

Marguerite de Valois Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never. --Marguerite de Valois Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. --Henry David Thoreau Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants. --Walter Winchell It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. --Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. --Jonathan Swift The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues. --Elizabeth Taylor To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. --Jane Austen Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations. --Jean Paul Richter If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play....

10 Quotes

Goethe. Photo: Wikipedia We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves. -  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. - Mark Twain By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. - Grenville Kleiser The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it. - Wilfred A. Peterson Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Albert Einstein Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing. - Phil Jackson Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience. - George Washington Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up. - G. K. Chesterton The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. -...