To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid; you must also be well-mannered. Voltaire French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778) Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. G.K. Chesterton For certain people after 50, litigation takes the place of sex. Gore Vidal US author & dramatist (1925 - ) He who has never envied the vegetable has missed the human drama. E.M. Cioran Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905 US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 - 1952) We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it. Lyndon B. Johnson, December 13, 1963 36th president of US (1908 - 1973) Health is worth more than learning. Thomas Jefferson, letter to his cousin John Garland Jefferson, June 11, 1790 3rd president of US (1743 - 1826) Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born. Ronald Reagan 40th president of US (1911 - 2004) Health is not valued till sickness comes. Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732 British physician (1654 - 1734) |