Memorable Quotes
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Life is not a destination. Life is a journey. To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world. Real friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel you've done a permanent job. Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side. I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. Lead your life so you won't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross. Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you respond to it. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked. When it comes time to die, make sure all you've got to do is die. Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep. What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others remains and is immortal. No one is a failure who has a friend. Don't be annoyed when your children ask you impossible questions--be proud they think you know the answers. A man is not finished when he is defeated--a man is finished when he quits. Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is like expecting a bull not to attack because you are a vegetarian. Beautiful young people are acts of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger. If someone betrays you once, it's his fault; if he betrays you twice, it's your fault. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it. If you loan somebody fifty dollars and you never see him again, it was worth it. |