Japanese Proverb

STATUS QUOtes — 20211217

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

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“Even monkeys fall from trees.” — Japanese Proverb

“Humans have a fundamental need to be consulted, engaged, to exercise their knowledge (and thus power), and no other medium that came before has been able to tap into that as effectively as the Internet.” — Paul Ford

“Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the ameteur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.” — James Abbott McNeill Whistler

“It is a documented fact. I read it in People magazine.” — Meg Cabot

 

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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 — 20170621

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“The frog in the well knows nothing of the mighty ocean.” — Japanese Proverb

“Can’t you give me brains?” asked the Scarecrow. “You do not need them. You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it does not know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.” — L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

“Go to your bosom; Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.” — William Shakespeare

“There is one thing more exasperating than a spouse who can cook and won’t, and that’s a spouse who can’t cook and will [ed].” — Robert Frost

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20170126

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“The nail that sticks up is certain to be hammered down.” — Japanese Proverb

“You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” — Mary Tyler Moore

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.” — Rudyard Kipling

“A modest man, with much to be modest about.” — Winston Churchill (description of Clement Atlee)

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20160627

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“At the foot of the lighthouse it is dark.” — Japanese Proverb

“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.” — Pearl S. Buck

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard

“The older you get, the better you realize you were.” — George Carlin

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20150816

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“When the character of a person is not clear to you, look at their friends.” — Japanese Proverb

“Don’t ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.” — Lou Holtz

We are not as likely to change when we see the light as when we feel the heat.[ed]” — Eric Hoffer

“We could have bought a small yacht with what we spent on our dog and all the things he destroyed. Then again, how many yachts wait by the door all day for your return?” — John Grogan

 

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