Wednesday, April 2, 2014

From Great Authors Come Great Quotes

I have to memorize some quotes for a memory exercise, and I found a lot of really good ones, so I thought I'd share a few with all the people who take the time to read. By the way, hello to those in Pennwood!

But if I am able to understand you, let me have the benefit of your brevity.
•Socrates

An adventure is an inconvenience en rightly considered And inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.
•G.K. Chesterton

Those who walk slowly can- if they follow the right path- go much farther tan those who run rapidly in the wrong direction.
•RenĂ© Descartes

Let it be noted that there is no more delicate a matter, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful  of it's success, than to set up as a leader in the introduction of changes.
•Niccolo Machiavelli

I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He couldn't lie; I can, but I won't.
•Mark Twain

A pretty face can be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to keep him.
•Sir Thomas More

Well, those were all from memory, so I'd say I have them pretty well memorized. Have a wonderful and blessed day!