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Henry Van Dyke

Henry Van Dyke

Use what talents you possess:

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
198
George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

There is no satisfaction in

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it
62
Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

Say what you have to

Say what you have to say, not what you ought. any truth is better than make-Believe!
138
Wayne Dyer

Wayne Dyer

Happiness is something that you

Happiness is something that you are and it comes from the way you think.
48
Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Liberty, equality - bad principles!

Liberty, equality - bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice; and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.
103
William Shatner as Kirk

William Shatner as Kirk

One of the advantages of

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.
19
Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

How sweet it would be

How sweet it would be to treat men and things, for an hour, for just what they are!
96
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Our friendships are precious, not

Our friendships are precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part is sunshine.
66
William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

To thine own self be

To thine own self be true -; And it must follow as the night the day; Thou canst not be false to any man
138
Voltaire

Voltaire

All sects are different, because

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.
158
Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

Do what nobody else can

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.
105
Ethel Watts Mumford

Ethel Watts Mumford

God gives us our relatives--thank

God gives us our relatives--thank God he lets us choose our friends.
18
Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

...adults are just obsolete children

...adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
62
Jean Paul

Jean Paul

Only actions give life strength;

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm.
151
Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Spring is the time of

Spring is the time of the year, when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade.
138
John Lydon

John Lydon

There is nothing glorious in

There is nothing glorious in dying, anyone can do it.
30
Titus Maccius Plautus

Titus Maccius Plautus

I am always afraid of

I am always afraid of your "something shall be done."
39
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One form to rule them

One form to rule them all, one form to find them, one form to bring them all and in the darkness rewrite the hell out of them
21
Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

Wine is bottled poetry.

Wine is bottled poetry.
187
Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

A friend is someone who

A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same.
123
Erwin Schrodinger

Erwin Schrodinger

If we are going to

If we are going to stick to this damned quantum-jumping, then I regret that I ever had anything to do with quantum theory.
42
Tryon Edwards

Tryon Edwards

Where duty is plain, delay

Where duty is plain, delay is both foolish and hazardous; where it is not, delay may provide both wisdom and safety.
47
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The glory of friendship is

The glory of friendship is not the outstreched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.
173
Sir Robert Owen

Sir Robert Owen

All the world is queer

All the world is queer save thee and me. And even thou art a little queer.
55