A Shower of 12 great quotes or proverbs

1.When a finger points at the moon,the imbecile looks at the finger.-Chinese proverb
2.Many men know how to flatter,few men know how to praise.-Greek proverb
3.Some goals are so worthy,it's glorious even to fail.-Anon
4.Never give in.Never give in.Never give in.-Winston Churchill
5.Clouds are so beautiful that I can bite my toes.-Matthew Howse
6.Oh hearts!Nobody gets through life without a broken heart.The important thing is to break the heart so that when it mends it will be stronger than before.-Robertson Davies,WHAT'S BRED IN THE BONE
7.It is not an easy thing to put on a wet sock.-Connie Willis,TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG
8.A great deal of intelligence may be invested in ignorance if the need for illusion is deep.-Saul Bellow
9.I've just fallen on some bad luck and landed jelly side down.-Barbara Kingsolver,PIGS IN HEAVEN
10.Mistakes are expensive.Mistakes are good,because we can learn from them.I must be a slow
learner because I repeat most of mine.-Linda Greenlaw,THE LOBSTER CHRONICLES
11.Children are given to us to discourage our better emotions.-Saki
12.All your life you live so close to the truth,it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye,and when something nudges it into view it is like being ambushed by a grotesque.-Tom Stoppard,ROSENCRATZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD.