"Quotations"

I don't know about you, but it seems to me that everytime I turn around, someone is saying something. We are bombarded, in this world of jabber, with a poor mirage of intellectual communication.

Today, I thought we could dedicate this blog to the best of the best in verbal quips. I keep a list of quotable notes . . . or notable quotes . . . or whatever you want to call them in my palm pilot, and these are ten of my favorites. Some are pensive. Some are sarcastic. But ALL, of course, are quotable. Let me know what you think of these or share one or two of your own favorites. Just click the comments link below. Happy Friday!

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. –Mark Twain

Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. –John Watson

Some of life's biggest disappointments come from getting what we insisted on having! -Anonymous

Don't be afraid to try something new. An amateur built the ark. Professionals built the titanic. -Anonymous

Sympathy sees & says "I'm sorry." Compassion feels & whispers "I'll help." -Anonymous

Never ruin an apology with an excuse. -Ben Franklin

You wouldn't worry about what people thought of you, if you truly realized how little they actually thought of you. -Anonymous

Our opinion of people depends less upon what we see in them, than upon what they make us see in ourselves. -Sarah Grand

I believe in Christ like I believe in the sun, not just because I see it but because by it I can see everything else. -C.S. Lewis

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. -Terry Pratchett

I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do. -Helen Keller