- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it -Aristotle
- the difference between a master and a novice is that the master has failed more times than the novice as even tried
- A novice tries until they get it right, a master tries until they no longer get it wrong
- Worrying is a lot like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere
- Comparison is the thief of joy
- If you don’t heal your wounds, you’re going to bleed on people who didn’t cut you
- Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first. -Steve Irwin
- You can be the ripest, yummiest, juiciest peach and there will still be people in the world who don’t like peaches (Dita Von Teese)
- If you worry about not being a good person, remember that bad people don’t care if they’re a good person or not
- We suffer more from imagination than from reality -Seneca
- I find that I learn very little when I’m the one talking -uknown
- If you raise your children you can spoil your grandkids, but if you spoil your children you’ll have to raise your grandkids
- Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience
- Argue with a fool and become one yourself
- Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Common Sense is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad
The quote attributed to Gandhi was by St Edmund of Abingdon:
Disce quasi semper victurus; vive quasi cras moriturus.
Learn as though you will live forever; live as though you will die tomorrow.
The quote about peaches was Dita Von Teese, I believe.
Thank you so so much for this!
These are so true, thank you for sharing them. Especially Mahatma Ghandi’s advice at the beginning. If you live every day as though it is your last but continue to learn from the experience you will live forever in your mind.