Friday, July 28, 2006

Most Quotable Friday


Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.- Fred Astaire

Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
- Marcus Valerius Martial

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?- Jean Cocteau

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it.
- Rabindranath Tagore

5 comments:

ggggg said...

These are great! Thanks!!!

Ashley Lasbury said...

That last one is wonderful and so, so true.

Thanks for de-lurking and saying hi!

Crazy MomCat said...

Ohhh, I also love that last one. I have never read that quote before. Thanks for sharing!

Bonnie B said...

Love the last one, but I have to say Jean Cocteau's made me smile the most

socialworker/frustrated mom said...

You always pick such great quotes, have to keep them in mind.