A Greek proverb says: “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” What an insight. Here are some more of my favorite proverbs and quotes.
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A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
Either you are wrong or I am right.
David GilmourEven if I know nothing, I will still say something.
Annet Bijlmakers-VaessenEven immortality has exceptions.
(unknown author)Source: TV Series: Once Upon a Time
Quoted: Merlin
Every problem can be solved.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Albert EinsteinHappiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Ernest HemingwayHappiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
Jane AustenSource: Pride and Prejudice
I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking.
Dorothy L. SayersSource: Have His Carcase
Quoted: Lord Peter Wimsey
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Oscar WildeI can make a difference.
Roger WatersI say, if any misanthrope were to put, in my presence, the question 'Why were we born?' I should reply, 'To make an effort'
Charles DickensSource: Dombey and Son
Quoted: Mrs. Chick
If goodness has causes, it is not goodness; if it has effects, a reward, it is not goodness either. So goodness is outside the chain of cause and effect.
Leo TolstoySource: Anna Karenina
If we're all alone, then we're all together in that too.
(unknown author)Source: Movie: P.S. I Love You
In matters of love all advice is useless.
It always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.
Khaled HosseiniSource: The Kite Runner
Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.
Paul TillichLose your dreams and you might lose your mind.
Mick JaggerNever go back to a place where you have been happy. Until you do it remains alive for you.
Nice frame!
Mr. BeanSource: Bean (movie 1997)
Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da VinciThe redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always ... they are not like any trees we know, they are ambassadors from another time.
John SteinbeckThe time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
Henry S. HaskinsThe truth is we're both pretty lousy, but together we're better than ten others.
Keith RichardsWhen deciding who is the best guitar player, Keith or Ronnie Wood.
There's niceness in everyone, a little bit, anyhow.
ColumboThings can always get better.
Things can always get worse.
Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
Jane AustenSource: Pride and Prejudice
Treat others as you would like others to treat you.
Golden ruleWhat I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.
Dave BarryWhat is life but a series of moments?
(unknown author)With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Steven WeinbergYou're never too old to learn something stupid.
(unknown author)