African Proverb

STATUS QUOtes — 20240627

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“The Lizard had the tree in mind when challenging the dog to a fight.” — African Proverb

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” — Coretta Scott King

“If you dispense your own wisdom, others often dismiss it; if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.” — Randy Pausch

“The freelance writer is one who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.” — Robert Benchley

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240422

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“The ax forgets but the cut log does not.” — African proverb

“Taken slowly, or mindfully, even eating an orange or a bowl of soup, or a small piece of dark chocolate for that matter, can take on the flavor or prayer.” — Mary DeTurris Poust

“We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.” — Cicero

“If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much sausage he served on the side [ed].” — Orson Card

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20200111

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“Rain beats a leopard’s skin, but it does not wash out the spots.” — African Proverb

“The way to achieve happiness is to have a high standard for yourself and a medium one for everyone else.” — Marcelene Cox

“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” — George Washington

“There are a billion people in China. It’s not easy to be an individual in a crowd of more than a billion people. Think of it. More than a billion people. That means even if you’re a one-in-a-million type of guy, there are still a thousand guys exactly like you.” — A. Whitney Brown

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190531

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“Beware of the naked man who offers you his shirt.” — African Proverb

“You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors… What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you’d come to closed door number eight and you’d think, ‘Great, I got another one out of the way’… Keep moving forward.” — Joel Osteen

“It’s almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.” — Bernard Williams

“You know you’re in trouble with a [movie] sequel when the word of mouth advises you to see the first movie twice instead.” — Roger Ebert

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190519

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“Counsel them and advise them; if they do not listen, let adversity teach them.” — African proverb

“Those things that are the most obvious are the very things we’ve most likely to overlook.” — Pittacus Lore

“You normally have to be bashed about a bit by life to see the point of daffodils, sunsets and uneventful nice days.” — Alain de Botton

“He was like a rooster who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.” — George Eliot

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190401

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“If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don’t wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes.” — African Proverb

“At sixteen I was stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self- confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?” — Jules Feiffer

“The architecture of our future is not only unfinished; the scaffolding has hardly gone up.” — George Lamming

“If you go to Bed Bath & Beyond without a coupon, people will wonder if you’re OK.” — John Pinette

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20181222

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“When a man is stung, he doesn’t destroy all beehives.” — African Proverb

“One changes from day to day, and… after a few years have passed one has completely altered.” — George Sand

“Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.” — Pindar

“I have a friend who is a juggler. If I’m at his house, I don’t like to take food from him if it’s in threes.” — Mitch Hedberg

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20181204

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“Do not tell a child not to touch a hot lamp, the lamp will tell him.” — African Proverb

“A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark [ed].” — Marcus Aelius Aurelius

“This was when she asked him whether it was true that love conquered all, as the songs said. ‘It is true’, he replied, ‘but you would do well not to believe it.” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“If you stop eating donuts you will live three years longer; it’s just three more years that you want a donut.” — Lewis Black

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20181013

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“A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea.” — African Proverb

“If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” — Toni Morrison

“Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.” — Bill Gates

“Went to the air & space museum, but there was nothing there.” — Unknown

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180826

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“Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself.” — African Proverb

“My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.” — Tara Westover, Educated: A Memoir

“No one finds life worth living; he must make it worth living.” — Unknown

“I wonder about things, like, if they call an orange an ‘orange,’ then why don’t we call a banana a ‘yellow’ or an apple a ‘red’? Blueberries, I understand; but will someone explain gooseberries to me?” — Christopher Lloyd

 

 

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