5 Quotes Meme

Oct 03, 2011 01:10

QUOTES MEME: Choose five quotes that suit your character from here.

"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity." -Francis Maitland Balfour

"Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control." -Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)

"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try." -Peggy Noonan (1950 - ), in Good Housekeeping

"I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." -Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman (attributed)

"When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable." -Madeleine L'Engle (1918 - ), "Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art", 1980

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