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BITS OF MOSS
gathered by a rolling stone
updated 980718

A collection of sayings, some as I found them (with apology to the author if I don't know who it is),
others which I modified or created. They may or may not express my own point of view.

“What you don't want to hear is what you most need to hear.”

“Anyone who thinks much of himself, does not think much.”

“Learning that does not increase, decreases.”

“It is easier to be wise for others than for oneself.” — La Rochefoucault

“If you use your mind you will sometimes have to change it.”

“When you win an argument, you haven't learnt anything.”

“Distrust trust, but do not trust distrust.”

“The best way to know a man's character is to listen to him speak about someone else.”

“The ant that grows wings, is doomed.”

“No one has enough, when everyone has too much.”

“Select the best, reject the rest.” — JFC

“If you can't see the forest for the trees,
      you're not out of the woods yet.” — JFC

To shelter yourself from the rain, don't jump into the pool.” — JFC

“The wheel that squeaks gets the grease and, if that doesn't silence it, it gets replaced.”

“Pray that you will get, not what you pray for, but what you ought to pray for.” — JFC

“Always put off until tomorrow the procrastinating you could do today.” — JFC

“Take everything you hear with a grain of salt,
 put a grain of sugar into everything you say.”

 “The exploitation of man by man provokes revolutions,
which aim at reversing the situation.” — JFC

“You win some and you lose some: success consists on winning a few big ones
         and keeping small the ones you lose.” — JFC

“My country is not ONE country, my country is all countries ...
         No! It is the whole world as God has made it,
    ONE and without borders.”
JFC

All things are easy that are done for you by others.

Better an egg today than a chicken tomorrow.

“The worst that you think can happen, is not the worst that can happen.
The worst that can happen, is much worse and it will happen
if you keep thinking about the worst that can happen,
instead of doing all you can to make happen what you want to happen.”
JFC

“Whoever throws mud loses ground.”

He who laughs last ... doesn't share my sense of humor.

You can make a difference

"My country is ONE..."  in many languages (and more languages are desired: can you add one?)

Never too old to be young.

Never too young to be wise.

I have questions... do you have answers?

We have answers... do you have questions?

Links for the strongest chain.

All the stuff that made room for more and may yet make it back.


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