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Thought-of-the-Day
April 2012 Archive

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04/01/12"In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times." - Winston Churchill
04/02/12"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable." - Christopher Reeve
04/03/12"If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if not now, when?" - Hillel the Elder
04/04/12"There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep." - Edgar Watson Howe
04/05/12"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world." - Arthur Schopenhauer
04/06/12"Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
04/07/12"Some people grumble because roses have thorns; I am thankful that the thorns have roses." - Alphonse Karr
04/08/12"It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities." - Eric Hoffer
04/09/12"A man can't be always defending the truth; there must be a time for him to feed on it." - C. S. Lewis
04/10/12"Shared laughter creates a bond of friendships. When people laugh together, they cease to be young and old, teacher and pupils, worker and boss. They become a single group of human beings." - W. Lee Grant
04/11/12"Someone's boring me. I think it's me." - Dylan Thomas
04/12/12"The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel." - Horace Walpole
04/13/12"Vigorous writing is concise. Omit needless words." - William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
04/14/12"Be moderate in all things, including moderation." - Oscar Wilde
04/15/12"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything." - Mary Hemingway
04/16/12"Three-tenths of a good appearance are due to nature; seven-tenths to dress." - Chinese Proverb
04/17/12"Subdue your appetites, and you've conquered human nature." - Charles Dickens
04/18/12"When most the world applauds you, most beware: 'Tis often less a blessing than a snare." - Edward Young
04/19/12"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those, who in times of moral crisis, do nothing." - Dante Alighieri
04/20/12"No matter how big and tough a problem may be, get rid of confusion by taking one little step toward solution. Do something." - George F. Nordenholt
04/21/12"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." - Edmund Burke
04/22/12"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in." - Napoleon Bonaparte
04/23/12"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anais Nin
04/24/12"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." - Joseph Addison
04/25/12"The world is a stage, and most of us are desperately unrehearsed." - Oscar Wilde
04/26/12"Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved." - Soren Kierkegaard
04/27/12"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward
04/28/12"It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
04/29/12"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." - Eleanor Roosevelt
04/30/12"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings." - Samuel Johnson


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