Monday, June 15, 2009

Darkly Comical Quotes

In times of great stress, in times of depression, the public mind loses its balance and becomes the victim of the catchword. – Sir Henry Thornton

The government can destroy wealth but it cannot create wealth, which is the product of labor and management working with creation. – “Alfalfa Bill” Murray

Truth lives in the cellar: error on the doorstep. – Austin O’Malley

Joy is spiritual prospertiy. That motto above your desk – “Smile!” How did that ever get into so many business offices? Does a smile help business? Try it. Joy makes the face shine, and he that hath a merry heart hath a continual feast. W.C. Isett

It is a general error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for the welfare. – Burke

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. - Saadi

Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations. – Herbert Spencer

There are two insults no human will endure: the assertion that he has no sense of humor and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble. – Sinclair Lewis

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