Notebooks

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain

If you eat a frog first thing in the morning, the rest of your day will be wonderful. Mark Twain

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Malcolm Forbes

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. Mark Twain

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. Marcel Proust

If everything's under control, you're going too slow. Mario Andretti

If you have to eat a frog, don't look at it for too long. Mark Twain

It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Mabel Newcomber

An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Gandhi

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would solve most the worlds problems. Gandhi

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Mark Twain

Wisdom is knowing the right path to take... Integrity is taking it. M. H. McKee

To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did; I ought to know because I've done it a thousand times. Mark Twain

Love thy neighbour as yourself, but choose your neighbourhood. Louise Beal

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. Lou Holtz

Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of witnesses. Margaret Millar

Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until the day after tomorrow. Mark Twain

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. Laurence J. Peter

When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean. Lin-Chi

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao Tzu

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. Linus Pauling

Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian. Lee Simonson

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. Lian Yutang