It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By
definition, there are already enough people to do that. -- G. H.
Hardy
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Fortune Quote #754
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see
nothing but sea. -- Francis Bacon
nothing but sea. -- Francis Bacon
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Fortune Quote #753
What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising?
Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical
advertising uses truth to deceive the public. -- Vilhjalmur
Stefansson
Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical
advertising uses truth to deceive the public. -- Vilhjalmur
Stefansson
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Fortune Quote #752
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it
every six months. -- Oscar Wilde
every six months. -- Oscar Wilde
Monday, August 25, 2014
Fortune Quote #751
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I
approved of it. -- Mark Twain
approved of it. -- Mark Twain
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Fortune Quote #749
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work. -- Thomas Edison
looks like work. -- Thomas Edison
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Fortune Quote #747
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it
on? -- Henry David Thoreau
on? -- Henry David Thoreau
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Fortune Quote #746
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken
seriously. -- Hubert Humphrey
seriously. -- Hubert Humphrey
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Fortune Quote #745
Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization: "I
think it would be a good idea."
think it would be a good idea."
Monday, August 18, 2014
Fortune Quote #744
Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major
categories: those that don't work, those that break down and those that get
lost. -- Russell Baker
categories: those that don't work, those that break down and those that get
lost. -- Russell Baker
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Fortune Quote #743
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining,
but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. -- Mark Twain
but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. -- Mark Twain
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Fortune Quote #742
For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not
news. -- Gloria Borger
news. -- Gloria Borger
Friday, August 15, 2014
Fortune Quote #741
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and
business. -- Tom Robbins
business. -- Tom Robbins
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Fortune Quote #740
Either I've been missing something or nothing has been going on.
-- Karen Elizabeth Gordon
-- Karen Elizabeth Gordon
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Fortune Quote #739
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others
belong to us as well. -- Voltaire
belong to us as well. -- Voltaire
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Fortune Quote #737
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is
suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best
friends. If they're okay, then it's you. -- Rita Mae Brown
suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best
friends. If they're okay, then it's you. -- Rita Mae Brown
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Fortune Quote #736
The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is
of all things most shameful and vile. -- Plato
of all things most shameful and vile. -- Plato
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Fortune Quote #735
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only entangle and
hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break
through them. -- Anacharsis
hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break
through them. -- Anacharsis
Friday, August 8, 2014
Fortune Quote #734
"Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: it is not a
thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Fortune Quote #731
All religions are equally good. God is the fruit of any religion truly
practised. Make no mistake about it. God is one. Truth is one. The colour
of the cow may be different, but milk is white. -- Sivananda
practised. Make no mistake about it. God is one. Truth is one. The colour
of the cow may be different, but milk is white. -- Sivananda
Monday, August 4, 2014
Fortune Quote #730
A copy of the universe is not what is required of art; one of the damned
things is ample. -- Rebecca West
things is ample. -- Rebecca West
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Fortune Quote #729
It's good to have money and the things money can buy. But it's good too,
to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things that
money can't buy. -- George Lorimer
to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things that
money can't buy. -- George Lorimer
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Fortune Quote #728
Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are
fools. -- George Chapman
fools. -- George Chapman
Friday, August 1, 2014
Fortune Quote #727
I slept and dreamt that life was Joy. I woke and saw that life was Duty. I
acted, and behold, Duty was Joy. -- Rabindranath Tagore
acted, and behold, Duty was Joy. -- Rabindranath Tagore
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