Most people in this society who aren't actively mad are, at best, reformed
or potential lunatics. -- Susan Sontag
A daily fortune or quote based on the Unix fortune program. Have it emailed to you daily, or browse this blog.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Fortune Quote #2128
Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently
than they do. -- Turgenev
than they do. -- Turgenev
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Fortune Quote #2127
Most of the fear that spoils our life comes from attacking difficulties
before we get to them. -- Dr. Frank Crane
before we get to them. -- Dr. Frank Crane
Monday, May 28, 2018
Fortune Quote #2126
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans; it's lovely to be silly
at the right moment. -- Horace
at the right moment. -- Horace
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Fortune Quote #2125
Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between
the desire to stand out and the need to blend in. -- Sydney J.
Harris
the desire to stand out and the need to blend in. -- Sydney J.
Harris
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Fortune Quote #2124
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else -- unless it is
an enemy. -- Albert Einstein
an enemy. -- Albert Einstein
Friday, May 25, 2018
Fortune Quote #2123
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal
that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they
ought to be. -- William Hazlitt
that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they
ought to be. -- William Hazlitt
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Fortune Quote #2122
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called
upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. -- Oscar
Wilde
upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. -- Oscar
Wilde
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Fortune Quote #2121
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. --
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Fortune Quote #2120
Life is a serious burden, which no thinking, humane person would wantonly
inflict on someone else. -- Clarence Darrow
inflict on someone else. -- Clarence Darrow
Monday, May 21, 2018
Fortune Quote #2119
Life is a series of rude awakenings. -- R.V. Winkle
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Fortune Quote #2118
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. --
Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus
Saturday, May 19, 2018
Fortune Quote #2117
Laughter is the closest distance between two people. -- Victor
Borge
Borge
Friday, May 18, 2018
Fortune Quote #2116
It will be generally found that those who sneer habitually at human nature
and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant
examples. -- Charles Dickens
and affect to despise it, are among its worst and least pleasant
examples. -- Charles Dickens
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Fortune Quote #2115
It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did
it wrong. -- H.W. Longfellow
it wrong. -- H.W. Longfellow
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Fortune Quote #2114
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for
subtlety. -- Salvor Hardin [Isaac Asimov, "Foundation"]
subtlety. -- Salvor Hardin [Isaac Asimov, "Foundation"]
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Fortune Quote #2113
It may be bad manners to talk with your mouth full, but it isn't too good
either if you speak when your head is empty.
either if you speak when your head is empty.
Monday, May 14, 2018
Fortune Quote #2112
It is only people of small moral stature who have to stand on their
dignity.
dignity.
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Fortune Quote #2111
It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.
-- Cervantes
-- Cervantes
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Fortune Quote #2110
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for
permission. -- Grace Murray Hopper
permission. -- Grace Murray Hopper
Friday, May 11, 2018
Fortune Quote #2109
It is not enough to have great qualities, we should also have the
management of them. -- La Rochefoucauld
management of them. -- La Rochefoucauld
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Fortune Quote #2108
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it
well. -- Rene Descartes
well. -- Rene Descartes
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Fortune Quote #2107
It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. -- Benjamin
Disraeli
Disraeli
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Fortune Quote #2106
It is indeed desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our
ancestors. -- Plutarch
ancestors. -- Plutarch
Monday, May 7, 2018
Fortune Quote #2105
It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been
searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell
searching for evidence which could support this. -- Bertrand Russell
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Fortune Quote #2104
Involvement with people is always a very delicate thing -- it requires
real maturity to become involved and not get all messed up. --
Bernard Cooke
real maturity to become involved and not get all messed up. --
Bernard Cooke
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Fortune Quote #2103
In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one
wants, and the other is getting it. -- Oscar Wilde
wants, and the other is getting it. -- Oscar Wilde
Friday, May 4, 2018
Fortune Quote #2102
In success there's a tendency to keep on doing what you were
doing. -- Alan Kay
doing. -- Alan Kay
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Fortune Quote #2101
"In most instances, all an argument proves is that two people are
present. And sometimes not even that."
present. And sometimes not even that."
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Fortune Quote #2100
In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the
matter about which he is to speak? -- Plato
matter about which he is to speak? -- Plato
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Fortune Quote #2099
If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until we've solved
it. -- Arthur Kasspe
it. -- Arthur Kasspe
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