The Quotes Thread

[Oldschool]

“A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together.”
- Proverb

[kong]

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
Dale Carnegie

[Oldschool]

“The counterfeit and counterpart Of Nature reproduced in art.”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
American poet

[kong]

Conversation would be vastly improved
by the constant use of four simple words:
" I do not know."
André Maurois

[Oldschool]

"Nothing remains a dream if it's changed to be a goal"

[kong]

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
Kin Hubbard

[The Brahama Bull]

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.
Tom Robbins

[Oldschool]

“There is more real need for the pioneering spirit today than ever before.”
- Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Thomas J. Watson in Men–Minutes–Money, a Collection of Excerpts from Talks .. - Founder, chairman & president of IBM.

[The Brahama Bull]

Invention is the mother of necessity.
Thorstein Veblen

[Oldschool]

“Just living is not enough ... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
Danish, poet, novelist & writer of fairy tales.