I'll start with a funny one.
My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic. -Spike Milligan
Great thread, Emma.
I love quotes. Here's mine.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde
Thank you! I love Oscar Wilde's quotes. Here's another one and I think it's a gem.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
-Oscar Wilde
Thank you! I love Oscar Wilde's quotes. Here's another one and I think it's a gem.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
-Oscar Wilde
That's a great one. I thought about that today.
Here's one I saw today.
Poverty is not an accident.
Like slavery and apartheid, it is man made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.
Nelson Mandela
this is a great thread.
I will start contributing tomorrow.
here is one for starters:
"to escape criticism---do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing".
by Elbert Hubbard
a critic is a legless man who teaches running.
by Kenneth Tynan
the essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.
by David Storey
a lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting is putting on its shoes.
by Mark Twain
there is no greater lie than a truth misunderstood.
---William James
a critic is a legless man who teaches running.
by Kenneth Tynan
Brilliant quote, General! Plenty of food for thought here
My humble contribution:
"Bondage to the land was the basis of villeinage in the old regime; bondage to the job will be the basis of villeinage in the new."
- William J Ghent, ‘Our Benevolent Feudalism’ (1902)
I like it general propstoart. excellent stuff.
I will post a few this evening.
well here is one for you general propstoart:
"unknowingly we plow the dust of stars, blown about us by the wind
and we drink the universe in a glass of rain".
I cant remember who said this but it is one of my favorite quotes.
Hey, my Quote thread is taking off. Good deal.
Hola Propstoart. Very good to see you here. Long time no talk.
Thank you! I love Oscar Wilde's quotes. Here's another one and I think it's a gem.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
-Oscar Wilde
That's a great one. I thought about that today.
Here's one I saw today.
Poverty is not an accident.
Like slavery and apartheid, it is man made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.
Nelson Mandela
Love Mandela. What a great person. May he live in our heart forever.
Here's one by the great Martin Luther King:
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
He said, "All men are created equal" and that was the most important part of the speech.