In this thread: the GOAT will shamelessly increase his post count by posting inspirational quotes

[the GOAT]

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

 

[the GOAT]

Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools. To speak is to ... dissipate one's strength; whereas what action demands is concentration. Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts.

 

[the GOAT]

Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God, and famous to all ages.

 

[the GOAT]

It was not that the jagged precipices were lofty, that the encircling woods were the dimmest shade, or that the waters were profoundly deep; but that over all, rocks, wood, and water, brooded the spirit of repose, and the silent energy of nature stirred the soul to its inmost depths.

 

[the GOAT]

It is not who governs, but what government is entitled to do, that is the essential problem.

 

[the GOAT]

It is sometimes frightening to observe the success which comes even to the outlaw with a polished technique, and we find ourselves doubting the validity of the virtues we have been taught. But I believe we must reckon with character in the end, for it is as potent a force in world conflict as it is in our own domestic affairs. It strikes the last blow in any battle.

 

[the GOAT]

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

 

[the GOAT]

Music is the harmonious voice of creation; an echo of the invisible world; one note of the divine concord which the entire universe is destined one day to sound.

 

[the GOAT]

If ever we hear a case of lying, we must look for a severe parents. A lie would have no sense unless the truth were felt as dangerous.

 

[the GOAT]

If you're in the luckiest 1 per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.

 

[the GOAT]

We fail to see that we can control our own destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.

 

[the GOAT]

When he ran from a cop, his transitions from accelerating walk to easy jog trot to brisk canter to headlong gallop to flogged-piston sprint ... were as distinct and as soberly in order as an automatic gearshift.

 

[the GOAT]

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

 

[the GOAT]

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

 

[the GOAT]

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.

 

[the GOAT]

Such bickerings to recount, met often in these our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites or crows flocking and fighting in the air?

 

[Gentleman]

Is anyone else in this thread?

 

[the GOAT]

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This guy. But he's mean.

 

[maulhead]

Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools. To speak is to ... dissipate one's strength; whereas what action demands is concentration. Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts.

you might want to put this quote in into practice ↑ ↑ ↑ keyword in bold, silence!!

what self help book are you getting these all from?

 

[olympyk_999]

I am entitled to share my happiness.

fixed it for ya