Thursday, June 25, 2009

Darkly Comical Quotes

It’s a great life if you don’t weaken. – John Buchan

People forget how fast you did a job – but they remember how well you did it. – Howard W. Newton

Men are capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. – Walpole

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it. – Confucius

He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself. – W.G. Sumner

A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones. – Lord Chesterfield

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest achieve the second. – Logan Pearsall Smith

Democracy is ever eager for rapid progress, and the only progress which can be rapid is progress down hill. – Sir James Jeans

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