A blizzard of quotes and proverbs

1.A true friend is someone who likes you despite his achievements.-Arnold Bennett
2.It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love,drunk or running for office.-Shirley MacLaine
3.Avoid the evil,and it will avoid thee.-Gaelic proverb
4.Life can never give security,it can only promise opportunity.-Chinese proverb
5.Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.-Richard Bach,from ILLUSIONS.
6.The difference between good teachers and great teachers:good teachers make the best of a pupil's means;great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.-Maria Callas
7.So be sure when you step,Step with care and great tact.And remember Life's a Great Balancing Act.-Dr.Seuss
8.The beginning is the half of every action.-Greek proverb
9.There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands.You seek problems because you need their gifts.-Richard Bach,from ILLUSIONS
10.To extend your life by a year,take one less bite each meal.-Chinese proverb
11.Argue for your limitations and sure enough they are yours.-Richard Bach,from ILLUSIONS