Thursday, August 30, 2012

Favorite Quotes

Here are more of my favorite quotes:

One of Ben Franklin's maxims was, "Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship."

Psychiatrist William James wrote, "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings may alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

Mahatma Gandhi said, "An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind."

George Will, a political pundit and sports enthusiast, wrote, "Football is a mistake. It combines two of the worst elements of American life: violence and committee meetings."

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "He has not learned the lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear."

And here is a Native American proverb: "It is easier to be brave at a distance."

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