Dave’s Daily Quotes

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own. ~ Confucius

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future. ~ Oliver Goldsmith

A church debt is the devil’s salary. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Charm is a woman’s strength just as strength is a man’s charm. ~ Havelock Ellis

If mom and dad cared about me at all, they’d buy me some infra-red nighttime vision goggles. ~ Calvin

In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning, and cruelty. ~ Leo Tolstoy

The government was set to protect man from criminals–and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government. ~ Ayn Rand

Governments harangue about deficits to get more revenue so they can spend more. ~ Allan H. Meltzer

The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without shocking the entire community. ~ Ann Strong (Minneapolis Tribune, 1895)

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal / love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~ Anonymous

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together. ~ Robert Fulghum

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform. ~ Theodore H. White

An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. ~ G. K.  Chesterton

If I have a monument in this world, it is my son. ~ Maya Angelou

When it comes to serving, somebody cooked the last supper. ~ Pepe

Some days there won’t be a song in your heart.  Sing anyway.  ~ Emory Austin

Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~ Scott Hamilton

Spent the afternoon listening to self-improvement tapes.  Now I’m feeling a little inadequate.  I don’t have the CDs. ~ Dennis Miller

I tried phone sex–it gave me an ear infection. ~ Richard Lewis

I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty.  Actually, I’m more intrigued by the 23 percent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves. ~ Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I’d still swim. And I’d despise the one who gave up. ~ Abraham Maslow

Who is to say that a lack of love is less important than a lack of vitamins? ~ Abraham Maslow

Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards. ~ Robert Orben

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. ~ Euripides