Wisdom To Start The Day,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Chris Ryser]

"We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it,................................................

but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd."

Anon.






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[Chris Ryser]

Never judge a man by his umbrella.............................................

It may not be his.

Anon.





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[Chris Ryser]

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd;..............................................

indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a wide-spread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

Bertrand Russell





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[Chris Ryser]

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate..........................................

because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.

Bertrand Russell






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[Chris Ryser]

False ideals cannot be shattered by criticism. .............................................

Right ideals must take up the battle against them.

Franz Werfel






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[Chris Ryser]

The public buys its opinions as it buys its meat, or takes in its milk, ..................................

on the principle that it is cheaper to do this than to keep a cow.........................................

So it is, but the milk is more likely to be watered.

Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912





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[Chris Ryser]

Nature gives you the face you have at twenty...........................................

Life shapes the face you have at thirty........................................

But at fifty you get the face you deserve.

Coco Chanel



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[Chris Ryser]

Whiskey has killed more men than bullets,...........................................

but most men would rather be full of whiskey than bullets

Logan Pearsall Smith





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[Chris Ryser]

"A real leader faces the music, .................................................

even when he doesn't like the tune."

Anon.




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[Chris Ryser]

Telling someone something he does not understand is pointless,...........................................

even if you add that he will not be able to understand it

Ludwig Wittgenstein




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[Chris Ryser]

"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world.................................

Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves.........................................

All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people."

George Bernard Shaw






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[Chris Ryser]

"Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation."

Milton Friedman




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[Chris Ryser]

"Laws are like sausages,.............................................

it is better not to see them being made."

Otto von Bismarck




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[Chris Ryser]

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"





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[Chris Ryser]

"The roots of education are bitter,.............................................

but the fruit is sweet."

Aristotle





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[Chris Ryser]

The heart of a fool is in his mouth,.............................................

but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard, 1733



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[Chris Ryser]

Intolerance itself is a form of egoism, ............................................

and to condemn egoism intolerantly.................................

is to share it.

George Santayana





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[Chris Ryser]

Success isn't something you have to get, its just the automatic consequence of integrity................................................... ..

If you're the best carpenter around, you don't have to advertise.

David R. Hawkins





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[Chris Ryser]

"You get the best out of others ................................................

when you give the best of yourself."

Harry Firestone





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[Chris Ryser]

There is only so much one can learn online..................................

University is the last refuge of those who mistrust Wikipedia

Anon.





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[Chris Ryser]

It is the ultimate wisdom of the mountains that a man is never more a man.........................................

than when he is striving for what is beyond his grasp.

James Ramsey Ullman





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[Chris Ryser]

Time is the coin of your life.............................................

It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent................................................

Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

Carl Sandburg




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[Chris Ryser]

Too many people spend money they haven't earned,.......................................

to buy things they don't want,.................................

to impress people they don't like.

Will Rogers






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[Chris Ryser]

"Do what you can, .................................

with what you have, .................................

where you are."

Theodore Roosevelt




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[Chris Ryser]

There have always been hard times. ................................

There have always been wars and troubles — famine, disease and such-like — and some folks are born with money, some with none.

In the end it is up to the man what he becomes, and none of the other things matter. ..............................

It is character that counts.

Louis L'Amour





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