“Life has two rules:
1. NEVER QUIT!!!
2. Always remember rule number 1.”
—Duke Ellington
Tag Archives: notable quotes
Share Today. . .
“Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles—
With sniffles predominating. . .”
—William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)—“Gift of the Magi”
Weekender. . .
“Seize the present day—
Trusting the morrow as little as you can. . .”
—Quintus Horatius Flaccus Horace
Pick-Me-Up. . .
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves—
or we know where we can find information upon it. . .”
—Samuel Johnson
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“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot—
but make it hot by striking. . .”
—William Butler Yeats
Weekender. . .
“Sweet Stay-at-Home. . .
Sweet Well-content. . .”
—William Henry Davies
Pick-Me-Up. . .
“When you have nothing to say—
Say nothing. . .”
—Charles Caleb Colton
Share Today. . .
“You cannot fight against the future—
Time is on our side. . .”
—William Ewart Gladstone
Weekender. . .
“‘Will you walk into my parlour?’ said a spider to a fly;
‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy. . .'”
—Mary Howitt
Pick-Me-Up. . .
“We must indeed all hang together,
or most assuredly—
we shall all hang separately. . .”
—Benjamin Franklin
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