Saint Augustine

STATUS QUOtes — 20210527

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

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“Happiness is the sum of all the misfortunes we don’t have.” — Marcel Achard

“If we do not learn to sacrifice small differences of opinion, we can never act together. Every man cannot have his way in all things. If his own opinion prevails at some times, he should acquiesce on seeing that of others preponderate at others. Without this mutual disposition we are disjointed individuals, but not a society.” — Thomas Jefferson

“But because I do it with a small ship, I am called a pirate, whilst you, who do it with a great fleet, you are an emperor.” — Saint Augustine

“If you go to heaven without being naturally qualified for it, you will not enjoy it there.” – — George Bernard Shaw

 

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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 — 20201224

Jeff

“To be amused by what you read —
that is the great spring of happy quotations.”
— C. E. Montague —

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“If you throw in your towel, someone may pick it up and use it better than you.” — Matshona Dhliwayo

“The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.” — John Locke

“If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.” — Saint Augustine

“Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won’t buy the wag of his tail.” — Josh Billings

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20200613

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“God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.” — Saint Augustine

“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy.” — C. JoyBell C.

“It’s entirely possible that there won’t be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That’s okay. At least you lived.” — Seth Godin

“If you could eavesdrop on everything said about you, you’d spend most of your time waiting for the subject to come up.” — Robert Brault

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190819

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“To finish first you must first finish.” — Rick Mears, Race car driver

“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” — Saint Augustine

“The pleasure of doing a thing in the same way at the same time every day, and savoring it, should be noted.” — Arnold Bennett

“It’s not what you are that counts, it’s what they think you are.” — Andy Warhol

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190330

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“I accept chaos, I’m not sure whether it accepts me.” — Bob Dylan

“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person.” — Sylvia Plath

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” — George Orwell

“Whatever is on the floor will wind up in your baby’s mouth; whatever is in your baby’s mouth will wind up on the floor.” — Bruce Lansky

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20181025

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“We cannot pass our guardian angel’s bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.” — Saint Augustine

“Dreams are the most curious asides and soliloquies of the soul. When a man recollects his dream, it is like meeting the ghost of himself. Dreams often surprise us into the strangest self-knowledge. Dreaming is the truest confessional, and often the sharpest penance.” — Alexander Smith

“In 1974, it cost $1,442 (in 2011 dollars) to fly from New York to Los Angeles; today it can be done for less than $300.” — Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

“If your identical twin got plastic surgery, it would be hard not to feel a little insulted.” — FrankBurlyPI – via Reddit r/ShowerThoughts

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20170808

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.” — Saint Augustine

“If you start to wonder whether or not you can trust someone, you probably already know the answer.” — Unknown

“There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.” — Dave Willis

“If I’m having brain surgery, I’ll be darned if I want that surgeon playing for a tie.” — Joe Paterno

 
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©Jeffrey B. Ross – 2017