Quotes From Others

I present here quotes and short writings from authors that have helped me in my journey.

Right is right even if no one is doing it. Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it. -St Augustine

It’s not up to life to give us meaning, but up to us to give life meaning. -Jeff Tolley

Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. -Lao Tzu

Truth is the only safe ground to stand on. The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us…the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. -Elizabeth Cady Stanton

When I realized people would lay down their lives for little pieces of ribbon, I knew I could conquer the world. -Attributed to Napolean

Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. -Fredrick Nietzsche

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong. -H.L. Mencken