The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is
of all things most shameful and vile. -- Plato
A daily fortune or quote based on the Unix fortune program. Have it emailed to you daily, or browse this blog.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
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
Fortune Quote #733
"True love is like ghosts: something everybody talks about and few have
seen."
seen."
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Fortune Quote #732
You are not given a dream without being given the power to make it come
true.
true.
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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