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Points to Ponder Quotes
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Only the most foolish of mice would hide in a cat’s ear. But only the wisest of cats would think to look there.
– Anonymous
One of my favorite sayings I got off a soda bottle: “No deposit, no return.” To me that means that you’ll get out of life about what you’re willing to put into it.
– John Naber
One person’s constant is another person’s variable.
– Susan Gerhart
One lifetime isn’t enough. Just when you start to learn, it’s time to go.
– Luis Marden
One never goes as far as when one doesn’t know where one is going.
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One gift creates appreciation, many gifts create expectation.
– Tony & Grant Bright
Oh-no specific person!
– Anonymous
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
– Herman Melville
Of the millions of birds in the sky just a few are eagles.
– Anonymous
Nothing lasts forever – not even your troubles.
– Arnold Glasow
Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.
– Anonymous
Nothing is too wonderful to be true.
– Michael Faraday
Nothing in fine print is ever good news.
– Andy Rooney
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
– This quote has been attributed to President Calvin Coolidge However, historical research reveals that the passage actually did not originate with Coolidge. Instead, it evolved over several decades before he popularized it. It was repeated often by Ray Kroc of McDonald’s fame.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.
– A.H. Weiler
Nobody who can read is ever successful at cleaning out the attic.
– Franklin P. Jones
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
– Anonymous
No great thing is created suddenly, anymore than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
– Epictetus
No individual raindrop ever considers itself responsible for the flood.
– Anonymous
No involvement … no commitment.
– Anonymous
No job is too small to botch.
– Anonymous
No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.
– George Hean Nathan
No matter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.
– Anonymous
No generalization is true… including this one.
– Anonymous
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
– Bumper Sticker
Never try to take a sip through a fire hose.
– Anonymous
Never disagree with anyone who buys ink by the barrel.
– Anonymous
Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.
– Anonymous
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
– Albert Einstein
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