xanga friendship quotes

Classical quotation is a parole of literary men all over the world. ~Samuel Johnson



A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. ~Leonard Louis Levinson



The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. ~Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891



There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. ~Mark Twain



Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. ~Mark Twain, Following the Equator



He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation... For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.... We, therefore... solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States. ~The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies, 1776



Men can live without air a few minutes, without water for about two weeks, without food for about two months - and without a new thought for years on end. ~Kent Ruth



Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen. ~Compton Mackenzie, Literature in My Time, 1933



Sometimes God calms the storm. At other times, he calms the sailor. And sometimes he makes us swim. ~Author Unknown



Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance. ~Epicurus



A simple and irrefutable argument to knock creationism on its ass: (1) Humans are a mistake - subproof: opposable thumbs and enlarged brain capacity are the combined number one factor in the increasingly speedy destruction of planet Earth. (2) God doesn't make mistakes. (3) Therefore, God couldn't have created people. ~Cassus Garrulitas



Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends. ~Alphonse de Lamartine



If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war. ~Pentagon official explaining why the U.S. military censored graphic footage from the Gulf War



The essence of sports is that while you're doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a place, generally not very important, where you would put it. ~Roger Bannister



Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on. ~Billy Connolly



Education aims to give you a boost up the ladder of knowledge. Too often, it just gives you a cramp on one of its rungs. ~Martin H. Fischer



A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. ~Paul Sweeney



Macho doesn't prove mucho. ~Zsa Zsa Gabor



If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly. ~Max Nordau



Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb