Friday, January 18, 2008

Quotes I know or have heard recently...

“What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.” - Chief Seattle

“Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
-John Emerich Edward Dahlberg

“All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.” - Moliere

“I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.”

"Listen to many, speak to a few.” - William Shakespere

“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” - Mark Twain

“It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
- Mark Twain

“I do not love the bright sword for it's sharpness, nor the arrow for it's swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend”
- J.R.R Tolkien

“Not all those who wander are lost.” - J.R.R Tolkien

1 comment:

Chris said...

Nice quotes! I like 'em