As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition."
-- Jacques Barzun
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”
Jamie Paolinetti quotes (American Schroeder Iron Pro Cycling)
"Only as high as I reach can I grow, Only as far as I seek can I go,
Only as deep as I look can I see, Only as much as I dream can I be."
-- Karen Raven
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. - Dale Carnegie
“Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets. Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.”
Henry David Thoreau
No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation ~
Daniel Webster
Loud speech, profusion of words, and possessing skillfulness in expounding scriptures are merely for the enjoyment of the learned. They do not lead to liberation.
-- Adi Shankaracharya
There are remarks that sow and remarks that reap.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.
- Pablo Picasso
