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Babs03 Mon 19-Aug-24 22:08:21

I have had a fav quote for some time.
It is from a poem by Rumi an ancient Persian poet.

‘Out beyond all ideas
Of wrongdoing
And right doing
There is a field
I will meet you there.’

Any other fav quotes?

Annierob Tue 20-Aug-24 12:08:07

‘We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.’ Oscar Wilde

mabon1 Tue 20-Aug-24 12:04:14

For any Welsh speakers "Araf deg a mesul dipyn mae stwffio bys i dun gwybedyn" - felly - byth.

mabon1 Tue 20-Aug-24 12:01:01

agree

Greyduster Tue 20-Aug-24 11:22:33

The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.
Omar Khayyam

nanaK54 Tue 20-Aug-24 11:16:02

'when someone shows you who they are believe them the first time'
Maya Angelou

JamesandJon33 Tue 20-Aug-24 11:03:17

James Crabtree ‘ You are what you believe yourself to be “

grumppa Tue 20-Aug-24 10:32:27

Life is a jest, and all things show it;
I thought so once, and now I know it.

John Gay's epitaph.

Desdemona Tue 20-Aug-24 10:19:57

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."

Winston Churchill.

eazybee Tue 20-Aug-24 10:04:44

Lord, what fools these mortals be! (Puck)

A favourite quote of mine.

Babs03 Tue 20-Aug-24 09:29:25

So many gems. A few I think I will put on post it notes on the fridge to either inspire me or make me chuckle.

nanaK54 Tue 20-Aug-24 09:24:38

'sitting in a Church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than sitting in a garage makes you a car'

AGAA4 Tue 20-Aug-24 09:24:25

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt.

Jackiest Tue 20-Aug-24 09:18:15

The world is not divided by race, colour, gender, or religion. The world is divided into wise people and fools. And fools divide themselves by race, colour, gender, or religion.

Mohamad Safa

gma Tue 20-Aug-24 08:37:04

I remember this from school, I was in Julian house!
All shall be well, all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well. Mother Julian of Norwich.

MissInterpreted Tue 20-Aug-24 08:35:44

JackyB

Any of Dorothy Parker's.

Oh yes. 'What fresh hell is this?' is a favourite of mine.

Jaxjacky Tue 20-Aug-24 08:26:23

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for? Robert Browning.

Clawdy Tue 20-Aug-24 08:17:41

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark".

JackyB Tue 20-Aug-24 08:00:18

Any of Dorothy Parker's.

Indigo8 Tue 20-Aug-24 07:49:54

On the subject of being a celebrity:-

"There is only one thing worse than being talked about. Not being talked about."

Oscar Wilde
Long before his notorious trial.

Casdon Tue 20-Aug-24 07:41:29

Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted - learned from my father in law, and so true.

eddiecat78 Tue 20-Aug-24 07:34:29

From a voluntarily single friend "marriage is like one foot in the grave and the other on a banana skin"

DanniRae Tue 20-Aug-24 07:19:20

"What goes around comes around"

Merelina Tue 20-Aug-24 00:09:30

Benevolence would, omnipotence could have found another way. Epicurus of a Devine Being

Chaser Mon 19-Aug-24 23:33:02

I haven't googled this, but it means a great deal to me and I've remembered it. It was Nelson Mandela's quote about education being the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. I've probably got it slightly wrong but I believe the context of it is a very powerful message

Grandyma Mon 19-Aug-24 23:16:59

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans ~ John Lennon