QOTD - Rene Descartes

“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” – Rene Descartes

QOTD - Henry David Thoreau

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” – Henry David Thoreau

QOTD - H. G. Wells

“Sometimes you have to step outside of the person you’ve been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you want to be. The person you are.” – H. G. Wells

QOTD - John Andrew Holmes

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” – John Andrew Holmes

QOTD - Jane Austen

“Every moment had its pleasure and its hope.” – Jane Austen

QOTD - Shelley Winters

“I’m not overweight. I am just nine inches too short.” – Shelley Winters

QOTD - Chinua Achebe

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” – Chinua Achebe

QOTD - Etty Hillesum

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.” – Etty Hillesum

QOTD - Joseph Campbell

“Wherever you are – if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.” – Joseph Campbell

QOTD - Louisa May Alcott

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” – Louisa May Alcott

QOTD - William Feather

“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” – William Feather

QOTD - Thomas Merton

“Let us come alive to the splendor that is all around us and see the beauty in ordinary things.” – Thomas Merton

QOTD - Sydney Smith

“When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one to a fellow-creature.” – Sydney Smith

QOTD - Hermann Hesse

“Happiness is a how, not a what. A talent, not an object.” – Hermann Hesse

QOTD - Sammy Davis, Jr.

“Savor the moments that are warm and special and giggly.” – Sammy Davis, Jr.

QOTD - Mother Teresa

“Be happy in the moment. That’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” – Mother Teresa

QOTD - Paulo Coelho

“Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” – Paulo Coelho

QOTD - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

QOTD - Warren Buffett

“Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble.” – Warren Buffett

QOTD - Madeleine Albright

“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” – Madeleine Albright

QOTD - George Bernard Shaw

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw

QOTD - Francis Bacon

“Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning, by study.” – Francis Bacon

QOTD - Vincent Van Gogh

 “For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh

QOTD - Roald Dahl

 “Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them.” – Roald Dahl

QOTD - Audrey Hepburn

 “As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Audrey Hepburn

QOTD - Christopher Reeve

 “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve

QOTD - Katharine Hepburn

 “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” - Katharine Hepburn

QOTD - Raquel Welch

 “The mind can also be an erogenous zone.” – Raquel Welch

QOTD - M.C. Escher

 

“We adore chaos because we love to produce order.” – M. C. Escher

QOTD - Gustave Flaubert

“I believe that if one always looks at the skies, one would end up with wings.” – Gustave Flaubert

QOTD - Dolly Parton

“If you see someone without a smile, give them yours.” – Dolly Parton