Thursday, October 11, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #33

Thirteen Quotes

My Thursday Thirteen is back after an inadvertent two week hiatus. Today I bring you thirteen quotes I have seen recently that I loved!

1. A love affair with knowledge will never end in heartbreak. ~ Michael Garrett Marino

3. The real problem of leisure time is how to keep others from using yours. ~ Arthur Lacey

4. Map out your future – but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip. ~ Jon Bon Jovi

5. A kiss is just a pleasant reminder that two heads are better than one. ~ Author Unknown

6. Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

7. You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. ~ John Wooden

8. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. ~ Carl G. Jung

9. Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume. ~ Jean de Boufflers

10. He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything. ~ Arabian proverb

11. The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. ~ Marian Zimmer Bradley

12. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~ Winston Churchill

13. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. ~ Anonymous


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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

All great quotes, but I love the Emerson one (#6).

Ours is up: 13 examploes of taxpayer funded travel for bureaucrats.

nikki the red said...

thanks for those.

Wakela said...

Great quotes. I really loved your list.

Anonymous said...

QUOTES! Those go right to my heart. It's hard to pick a fav, but I would say:
"The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination."

Anonymous said...

I love #12

Anonymous said...

I enjoy reading quotes very much. Sometimes I have to read it twice it touches me so. Thank you for taking the time to share those.