Quotations

Some Quotations... or some food for thought!

Nothing endures but personal qualities.
Walt Whitman
1819-1892
American poet

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.
Walt Whitman
1819-1892
American poet

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
Cicero
106 BC – 43 BC
Roman author, orator and politician

A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind.
Cicero
106 BC – 43 BC
Roman author, orator and politician

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
Cicero
106 BC – 43 BC
Roman author, orator and politician

A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Cicero
106 BC – 43 BC
Roman author, orator and politician

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us.
Pigs treat us as equals.
Sir Winston Churchill
1874 – 1965
British politician

Personally I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like
being taught.
Sir Winston Churchill
1874 – 1965
British politician

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of
enthusiasm.
Sir Winston Churchill
1874 – 1965
British politician

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill
1874 – 1965
British politician

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
Sir Winston Churchill
1874 – 1965
British politician

A friend is a gift you give yourself.
Robert Louis Stevenson
1850-1894
Scottish author

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.
Robert Louis Stevenson
1850-1894
Scottish author

Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.
Robert Louis Stevenson
1850-1894
Scottish author

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large
deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.
Woody Allen
American movie actor, comedian and director

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