Quotes, what else:p

[Afshan]

Ok... I am posting some quotes here... they might not contain the name of the author but they are nice never the less. Hope you like them:

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-In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

-Look over your shoulder now and then to be sure someone's following you.

-If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.

-Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.

-Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease. Think about it.

-There are three ways to get something done: Do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it.

-One of the differences between the universe and human stupidity is that the universe has its limits.

-Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbors.

-When a man tells you what people are saying about you, tell him what people are saying about him; that will immediately take his mind off your troubles.

-Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight

-Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.

-Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.

-Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

-If you really have problems with someone, walk a mile in their shoes.
You will be a mile away from them, and you will have their shoes.

-"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."-Einstein

-The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

-If you keep your mind sufficiently open, people will throw a lot of rubbish into it.

-Get the facts first. You can distort them later.

-"The hunger of love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread."-Mother teresa

-"Thinking: The talking of the soul with itself." - Plato

-"Death plucked my ear and said, 'Live, I am coming.'" - Plato

-Assumptions are the termites of relationships.

-Smack your child every day. If you don't know why, he does.

-Passive smokers should buy there own.

-"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity."
-Albert Einstein On relativity

-"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."
-Michelangelo

-When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

-The important thing is not to stop questioning.

-The way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde 'The Picture of Dorian Grey

-A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

-When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

-Please Lord, let me prove to you that winning the lottery won't spoil me.

-Don't ever slam the door; you might want to go back.

-Decide promptly, but never give your reasons. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.

-Go to bed. Whatever you are staying up late for isn't worth it.

-If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.

-Beware of the person with a patent leather smile.

-The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy.What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly.

-If the people around you could never upset you, they are probably not your friends.

-To escape criticism -- do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

-Understanding Engineers, Part Two.
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

-A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

-If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

-Anonimity is wonderful, but I would rather be a known mystery.

-There is still no cure for the common birthday.

-When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum

-Trust everybody, but cut the cards yourself.

-"All that I desire to point out is the general principle that Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life."
-Oscar Wilde, "The Decay of Living", 1891

-"Some there be that Shadows Kiss...Such have but a Shadows bliss" - A freind.

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