Henri-Frédéric Amiel

STATUS QUOtes — 20240821

Jeff

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

 

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“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.” — Benjamin Disraeli

“It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well.” — Henri Frederic Amiel

“If a little knowledge is dangerous – where is the person who has so much as to be out of danger?” — Thomas Huxley

“It is always dullest before the yawn.” — Bob Phillips

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230525

Jeff

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

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“The more you prospect, the more you prosper.” — Steve Johnson

“Man has made some machines that can answer questions provided the facts are profusely stored in them, but we will never be able to make a machine that will ask questions. The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the answer.” — Thomas J. Watson

“A thousand things advance; nine hundred and ninety-nine retreat; that is progress.” — Henri Frederic Amiel

“When you pass through a city, why choose twelve different postcards, since they are intended for twelve different people?” — Sacha Guitry

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20221214

Jeff

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

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“Dreams shed light on the dim places where reason itself has yet to voyage.” — Jordan B. Peterson

“Organisms in nature have survived and thrived for three and a half billion years, and they’ve done it without any kind of planning or predicting, or anything that we spend so much of our time doing.” — Rafe Sagarin

“A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.” — Henri Frederic Amiel

“The only person who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.” — Jules Renard

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20220122

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“All I ever wanted was a single thing worth fighting for.” — Jake Sully

“Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.” — Henri Frederic Amiel

“The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back.” — Wendy Wunder

“If you wish in this world to advance your merits you’re bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, Or, trust me, you haven’t a chance.” — William Gilbert

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180416

Jeff

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Wear the right costume and the part plays itself.” — Ely’s Law

“He who is too much afraid of being duped has lost the power of being magnanimous.” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel

“We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” — Jane Austen

“Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?” — Peg Bracken

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20171109

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“Never reach out your hand unless you’re willing to extend an arm.” – Pope Paul VI

“You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel.” – Johnny Depp

“Before giving advice we must have secured its acceptance, or, rather, have made it desired.” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel

“And even though I’m proud my father invented the rear view mirror, we’re not as close as we appear.” – Stewart Francis

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170217

Jeff

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“Breathe in, breathe out, move on.” — Jimmy Buffett

“Time and space are fragments of the infinite for the use of finite creatures.” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel

“You are the one who teaches other people how to treat you. What do you teach?” — Chalene Johnson

“In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular.” — Chalene Johnson

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20160806

Jeff

“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” — Benjamin Franklin

“Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always more to tell than can be told.” — Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

“Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel

“As nervous as a cat in a room full of rockers.” — Anonymous

 

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