I am not sure if anyone started this topic of great quotes to share so here we go. If it has, my apologies and we can find that thread and continue. We can share some great quotes that are timeless. Someone mentioned the movie, Lawrence of Arabia and so the thought came to mind. My favorite quote from that movie was by Prince Faisal.

"Young men make wars, and the virtues of ware are the virtues of young men: courage, and hope for the future. Then old men make peace, and the vices of peace are the vices of old men: mistrust and caution."

Now that I am much older than when I was introduced to that movie decades ago, I think these words mean so much more than when I first encountered them. As I get older, some of these quotes seem to sink in even deeper. Please feel free to share some of your favorite quotes. It does not matter whether they come from movies, famous people or not. I think words of wisdom come from every walk of life. I think we can learn from anyone and everyone.

 

A sign that hung above the timeclock in a factory I worked at in the 60's....."Good enough is not good enough"
Levi

 

Always we begin again - St. Benedict

 

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. - George Carlin

 

One that I could literally use every day at work - I'm very sorry but your mistake will not be my emergency

 

"You’re gonna need a bigger boat."

 

Skeptical
“You can be dead sure and still be dead wrong.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Profound
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
-- Carl Sagan

Funny
(When asked to use 'horticulture' in a sentence)
"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think.”
--Dorothy Parker

 

One is in my sig...seems particularly relevant as we start the new year.

"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory." (Albert Schweitzer)

 

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

Winston Churchill

 

If something can go wrong,it will.!!!