Saturday, December 29, 2007

A few quotes

"A woman who goes to bed with a man ought to lay aside her modesty with her skirt, and put it on again with her petticoat." [Michel de Montaigne c1560]
“There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved. It is God's finger on man's shoulder." -- Charles Morgan
To those I may have harmed, I apologize, rest assured it was unintentional. To those who have harmed me, I forgive you, even if it was your intent. -- Tricia Ares http://modernmatriarch.wordpress.com/2007/09/
It's all about whether the attentions are welcome, isn't it? I mean if a guy says to you: "I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you." It could either be the creepiest thing you've ever heard, or the sexiest!

A good book should leave you…slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. -- William Styron
Never judge a book by its movie. -- J.W. Eagan
A room without books is like a body without a soul. -- Cicero
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. -- Mark Twain
A friend is one to whom you can pour out the contents of your heart, chaff and grain alike, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. -- attributed to George Elliot
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again. Then give up. There's no use being a damned fool about it." -- William Claude Dunkenfield (W. C. Fields)

~~Self-Control~~ From: Onward to Fame and Fortune Dated: 1897 Author: William M. Thayer
"There is a distinction between self-possession and self-control. The former refers to a certain grip which the will has upon the powers under great and sudden temptation to evil or fear, producing calmness when excitement would be almost excusable. The latter refers to a deeper, stronger grip upon the faculties, holding them to that which is true under all circumstances, that the highest manhood and womanhood may be the result. Hence, the highest authority declares, 'He that ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city.' 'Self-control is only courage under another form.' One writes: 'We think it is far more than that -- it is master of all the virtues, including courage. If not so, how can it control them so as to develop into the noblest, purest character?'

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