Thursday, May 28, 2009

Darkly Comical Quotes

Happiness is not so much in having or sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Norman MacEwan

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson

A life of ease is a difficult pursuit. – Cowper

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich. Shakespeare

Life is too short to be little. – Disraeli

As the gardener, by severe pruning, forces the sap of the tree into one or two vigorous limbs, so should you stop off your miscellaneous activity and concentrate your force on one or a few points. – Emerson

The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes than he who distrusts them. – Cavour

Prosperity cannot be divorced from humanity. – Calvin Coolidge

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