Mark Twain On Sad Sights

“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist” Mark Twain 1835 – 1910

“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist” Mark Twain 1835 – 1910

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” William Shakespeare Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

“When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.” Thomas Jefferson Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” Thomas Jefferson Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” ― John Wooden Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

“Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.” Ben Franklin Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

“I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth.” Steve McQueen Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own. Thomas Jefferson Brought To You By Allison James Real Estate

I bargained with Life for a penny And Life would pay no more However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store. For Life is a just employer He gives you what you ask But once you have set the wages Why, you must bear the task. I worked for a menial’s hire […]

Paris, FR…Written when he was Ambassador to France. “I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural; and this will be as long as there shall be vacant lands in any part of America. When they get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, […]

“The king’s cheese is half wasted in parings; but no matter, ’tis made of the people’s milk.” Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack Portrait of U.S. statesman, inventor, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin as he looks on one hundred dollar bill

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible” Walt Disney 1901 – 1966

“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.” Dr. Wayne Dryer 1940-2015

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Wayne Dyer 1940 – August 29, 2015

“A bird in hand is a certainty. But a bird in the bush may sing.” Bret Harte 1836 – 1902 Bret Harte was born on this day in 1836

“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness or abilities that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” William Penn 1644-1718

“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything” ~Alexander Hamilton

“Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.” Milton Friedman

Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia

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“In the Affairs of this World Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Lack of it.” ― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack

“I can live for two months on a good compliment.” Mark Twain

“Vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden because they are hurtful” Benjamin Franklin

“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.” Mark Twain

“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” Mark Twain