Quotes worth the time

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these, “It might have been!”
– John Greenleaf Whittier

Resolved: Never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
– Jonathan Edwards

We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.
– Thomas Jefferson

I believe in Christianity like I believe the sun has risen. Not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
– C.S. Lewis

I am the wisest person in the world, because I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
– Socrates

The reason we open our minds is the same reason we open our mouths—to close on something solid.
– G.K. Chesterton

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
-Napoleon Bonaparte

These statements may have a bit of truth to them…

Nothing is that which rocks dream about.
– Aristotle

Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
– G.K. Chesterton

If it’s not a baby, you’re not pregnant.
– Bumper sticker

Pro : con :: progress : ?

Never put off until tomorrow what you can postpone indefinitely.

Thus quoth I

  • Girls don’t want to be needed. They need to be wanted.
  • Things seem to shrink when you grow.
  • God’s favor: totally uncalled-for.
  • Ending the over-use of napkins…one napkin at a time.
  • All literature presents a problem with the human condition, then speaks something about the problem. Literature which tells the truth engenders emotion. Literature which offers the correct solution produces satisfaction.
  • Life is eating out. It’s more fun when you’re with somebody.
  • Life is a bike ride. If you’re coasting, you’re probably going down hill.