True wit is nature to advantage dressed, what oft was thought, but never so well expressed.
– Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
Category: You Were Saying
Words worthy of quoting and remembering.
Just In Case You're Wondering Who You Could Be…
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
– Oscar Wilde
If You're Reaching Your Target, Check to See What It Really Is!
The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss it, but we aim too low and reach it.
– Michelangelo
Poetic Words on Defining Poetry, If You Please!
Poetry is no more a narcotic than a stimulant; it is a universal bittersweet mixture for all possible household emergencies and its action varies accordingly as it is taken in a wineglass or a tablespoon, inhaled, gargled or rubbed on the chest by hard fingers covered with rings.
– Robert Graves (1895-1985)
Charters and Covenants are Fine, But True Peace Comes from Within
But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings.
– John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) 35th American president (1961-63)
Wondering If You're Unhappy? Well, Read On!
The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.
– George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
If I Don't Take Your Advice, It's Only Because I'm the Captain!
One of the advantages of being captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.
– Captain Kirk, from Star Trek (Television series)
Nothing Too Convoluted About This Philosphy!
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
– Mae West (1893-1980)
