Saturday, March 5, 2011

Pithy sayings - 2

Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.

You have to decide even to hesitate.

We're all funny. Some of us just don't know it yet.

The more you judge, the less you love.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.

A fellow who is always declaring he’s no fool usually has his suspicions.

Love begins with love.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

The one important thing I've learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously: The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.

A friend is one before whom you may think aloud.

It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one. (CS Lewis)

Men occasionally stumble on the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. (Winston Churchill)

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