Wednesday, April 02, 2008

An octet of quotes and proverbs

1.Controversy equalizes fools and wise men-and the fools know it.-Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
2.Mentor each other unselfishly.-Don Galen
3.If the camel once gets his nose in a tent,the body will soon follow.-Saudi proverb
4.Everything can be taken from a man but one thing:The last of his freedoms---to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances,to choose one's own way.-Victor E.Frankl,from MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING.
5.The past is to be respected and acknowledged,but not to be worshipped.It is our future in which we will find our greatness.-Pierre Trudeau
6.A vision without action is called a daydream;but then again,action without vision is called a nightmare.-Jim Sorensen
7.How anybody dresses is indicative of his self-concept.If students are dirty and ragged,it indicates they are not interested in tidying up their intellects either.-Semanticist and university president S.I.Hayakawa circa 1968-a time of student unrest.Wow,bummer
8.Books are packaged dreams.-Dean Koontz

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