Five Quotes for the New Year

I went through and found a few new quotations for the first day of the new year-

1. "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love."

~by Goethe

2. "To accomplish great things, we must not only act,

but also dream, not only plan, but also believe."

~by Anatole France

3. "There is always someone worse off than yourself."

~by Aesop

4. "The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people

say you cannot do."

~by Walter Bagehot

5. "The only people you should try to get even with

are those who have helped you."

~by John E. Southard

----ENJOY!!!----

Comments: 12

Steve B. Jan 1, 2007, 11:23pm EST

Nice quotes. The third one is true, however, for everyone except that person, who actually is worse off than everybody else. My favorite is the 5th one. Thanks for posting these.

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Robin"Buffy's Stunt Double" D. Jan 1, 2007, 11:42pm EST

Good point about #3! I like #5 too-and it is something to think about

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Marie S. Jan 2, 2007, 1:51am EST

No 1 is awesome, fashioned by what and who we love

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David C. Jan 2, 2007, 6:30am EST

good quotes. I also have a favorite Goethe quote which is "treat each person as if they were the person they are capable of becoming".

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Robin"Buffy's Stunt Double" D. Jan 2, 2007, 9:36am EST

Oh, I really like that one! Imagine all the people that we meet that eventually do become something greater than when we first met them....

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vijay kumar Jan 2, 2007, 10:28am EST

The first one is my favorite. Great quotes, Robin. One from Milton: ' The mind is its own place and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.

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Esaiah Udhayakumar Jan 3, 2007, 12:50am EST

Robin, I loved these quotes, these are quite inspiring and motivating!

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Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Jan 3, 2007, 7:39pm EST

I like number 4 best.

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Ricky Fico Jan 5, 2007, 6:41am EST

Let me take this moment to add a few of my quotes:

The Triumph of Humanity is achieved only through the vast collection of good deeds." RJF

"You really shouldn't wonder so much what your life might have been but put into action what you want your life to become." RJF

"I remember someone saying to me once: 'Why would you want to be a writer when there are already so many writers out there?' That may be true but there's only one writer in me." RJF

"I cannot cure the ills of the world but I'll do all that I can not to contribute to them" RJF

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