Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself
on fire. -- Reggie Leach
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Fortune Quote #603
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Fortune Quote #602
Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts
through everywhere. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
through everywhere. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friday, March 28, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Fortune Quote #600
A man finds room in the few square inches of his face for the traits of
all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his
wants. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his
wants. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Fortune Quote #599
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little
statesmen and philosophers and divines. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
statesmen and philosophers and divines. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Fortune Quote #598
When I was teaching mathematics to future naval officers during the war, I
was told that the Navy had found that the men who had studied calculus made
better line officers than men who had not studied calculus. Nothing is
clearer (it was clear even to the Navy) than that a line officer never has
the slightest use for calculus. -- R.P. Boas, Jr.
was told that the Navy had found that the men who had studied calculus made
better line officers than men who had not studied calculus. Nothing is
clearer (it was clear even to the Navy) than that a line officer never has
the slightest use for calculus. -- R.P. Boas, Jr.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Fortune Quote #597
If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.
-- Professor Irwin Corey
-- Professor Irwin Corey
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Fortune Quote #596
It is not the object of war to annihilate those who have given provocation
for it, but to cause them to mend their ways; not to ruin the innocent and
guilty alike, but to save both. -- Polybius
for it, but to cause them to mend their ways; not to ruin the innocent and
guilty alike, but to save both. -- Polybius
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Fortune Quote #594
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh
friends. -- Plutarch
friends. -- Plutarch
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Fortune Quote #593
It is an observation no less just than common, that there is no stronger
test of a man's real character than power and authority, exciting as they
do every passion, and discovering every latent vice. -- Plutarch
test of a man's real character than power and authority, exciting as they
do every passion, and discovering every latent vice. -- Plutarch
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Fortune Quote #591
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have
to say something. -- Plato
to say something. -- Plato
Monday, March 17, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Fortune Quote #589
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by
everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the
exact opposite. -- Paul Dirac
everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the
exact opposite. -- Paul Dirac
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Fortune Quote #587
Wherever your mind is, that is how you will spend your time. --
Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Fortune Quote #586
If one duty contradicts another duty, it is not a true duty. --
Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Fortune Quote #584
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left
undone. -- Pablo Picasso
undone. -- Pablo Picasso
Monday, March 10, 2014
Fortune Quote #583
A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest
of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat. -- P.J. O'Rourke
of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat. -- P.J. O'Rourke
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Fortune Quote #582
The brotherhood of man is not a mere poet's dream: it is a most depressing
and humiliating reality. -- Oscar Wilde
and humiliating reality. -- Oscar Wilde
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Fortune Quote #581
The Soul is born old, but it grows young; that is the comedy of life. The
Body is born young and grows old; that is life's tragedy. -- Oscar
Wilde
Body is born young and grows old; that is life's tragedy. -- Oscar
Wilde
Friday, March 7, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Fortune Quote #579
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without
civilization in between. -- Oscar Wilde
civilization in between. -- Oscar Wilde
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Fortune Quote #578
To reach the port of Heaven we must sail sometimes with the wind and
sometimes against it. But we must sail, and not drift or lie at
anchor. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
sometimes against it. But we must sail, and not drift or lie at
anchor. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Fortune Quote #577
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine
on it, the more it will contract. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
on it, the more it will contract. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Fortune Quote #576
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. --
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Fortune Quote #574
Notice in the Ely Standard: "We apologize for the error in last week's
paper in which we stated that Mr. Arnold Dogbody was a defective in the
police force. We meant, of course, that Mr. Dogbody is a detective in the
police farce."
paper in which we stated that Mr. Arnold Dogbody was a defective in the
police force. We meant, of course, that Mr. Dogbody is a detective in the
police farce."
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