Wise Sayings...or Not

[docw1]

 

[Slydynbye]

To the Guy that invented zero, Thanks for nothing.

 

[Daboo]

“It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”
― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

 

[docw1]

“If at first, you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.”

 

[Daboo]

“Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

 

[docw1]

I could have been more precise, but I always wanted to be someone.—Lily Tomlin

 

[Fawlty]

“Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect.”
― Euripides

 

[bdalameda]

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength". -- St Francis de Sales

 

[Daboo]

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

Charles Dickens

 

[Belisaerio]

@Fawlty - Your quote made me immediately think of this.

That reminds me of:
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man

 

[docw1]

There are plenty of alluring parking spots along the path to success—Will Rogers

 

[Fawlty]

“Life—the way it really is—is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse”
― Joseph Brodsky

 

[Daboo]

“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

 

[mello dude]

Dunno if I have posted this previously but.....

"Respect is earned...... as is Disrespect."

 

[Fawlty]

“You sound like those men with white hair and shriveled skin, who think they talking wise when they just talking old.”
― Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf

 

[docw1]

Knowing who to hold accountable for your mistakes is the key to success.

 

[docw1]

I'm not sure now, but I used to think I was indecisive.

 

[Fawlty]

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

 

[docw1]

Never wait until tomorrow to do something that can be done just as well the day after tomorrow. —Mark Twain

 

[Fawlty]

“Whether it's love or drugs, the first time is always the best. After that, you'll be forever chasing the dragon.”
― Ashish Kharloya, The Four-Year Transform: A Campus Comedy