I have never done anything `useful.' No discovery of mine has made or is
likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or ill, the least
difference to the amenity of the world. -- G. H. Hardy
A daily fortune or quote based on the Unix fortune program. Have it emailed to you daily, or browse this blog.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Fortune Quote #693
Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to
yours. -- Yogi Berra
yours. -- Yogi Berra
Friday, June 27, 2014
Fortune Quote #692
Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I don't have
any fun at all. -- Woody Allen
any fun at all. -- Woody Allen
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Fortune Quote #691
The problems of victory are more agreeable than the problems of defeat,
but they are no less difficult. -- Winston Churchill
but they are no less difficult. -- Winston Churchill
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Fortune Quote #690
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the
inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. --
Winston Churchill
inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. --
Winston Churchill
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Fortune Quote #689
I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the
great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. -- Winston Churchill
great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. -- Winston Churchill
Monday, June 23, 2014
Fortune Quote #688
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your
enthusiasm. -- Winston Churchill
enthusiasm. -- Winston Churchill
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Fortune Quote #687
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the
subject. -- Winston Churchill
subject. -- Winston Churchill
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Fortune Quote #685
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it doth singe
yourself. -- William Shakespeare
yourself. -- William Shakespeare
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Fortune Quote #684
Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all
subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat
us. -- William O. Douglas
subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat
us. -- William O. Douglas
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Fortune Quote #683
The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts
life. -- William James
life. -- William James
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Fortune Quote #682
If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything
else, there must by something wrong, either with you or with your
business. -- William Boetcker
else, there must by something wrong, either with you or with your
business. -- William Boetcker
Monday, June 16, 2014
Fortune Quote #681
You never know what is enough until you know what is more than
enough. -- William Blake
enough. -- William Blake
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Fortune Quote #680
"From the body of one guilty deed a thousand ghostly fears and haunting
thoughts proceed." -- Willam Wordsworth
thoughts proceed." -- Willam Wordsworth
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Fortune Quote #679
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit
there. -- Will Rogers
there. -- Will Rogers
Friday, June 13, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Fortune Quote #677
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking
you in the seat of the pants. -- Walter Winchell
you in the seat of the pants. -- Walter Winchell
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Fortune Quote #676
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after
another. -- Walter Elliott
another. -- Walter Elliott
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Fortune Quote #675
And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
-- Walt Whitman
-- Walt Whitman
Monday, June 9, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Fortune Quote #673
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on
people. -- W. C. Fields
people. -- W. C. Fields
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Fortune Quote #671
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to
say it. -- Voltaire
say it. -- Voltaire
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Fortune Quote #670
I hereby resolve to do something this weekend. If that doesn't work, next
week I'll be more specific. -- Vivek Chandran
week I'll be more specific. -- Vivek Chandran
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Fortune Quote #668
There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as
there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there
and was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real
function. -- Vincent Van Gogh
there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there
and was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real
function. -- Vincent Van Gogh
Monday, June 2, 2014
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Fortune Quote #666
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with
enthusiasm. -- Vince Lombardi
enthusiasm. -- Vince Lombardi