Quotes 10

*Many a man has fallen in love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it..

*Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality.  All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration..

*The worst way to miss someone, is to have them sitting right next to you & you know you can never have them..

* A smile of encouragement at the right moment may act like sunlight on a closed-up flower; it may be the turning point for a struggling life..

* What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure, but scattered along the life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable..

*When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call revery, our language has scarce a name for it..

* We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years, and justify our existence... on pain of liquidation..

*We all possess the thunder of pure fury and the calm breeze of tranquility.  If it wasn't for tomorrow, how much would we get done today?  Whatever your purpose... embrace it completely.  Get lost in the clouds every now and then so you never lose sight of God's wonder..

*Genuine ignorance is... profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas..