Quotable Quotes:"Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still." -- Old Chinese proverb |
| "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." --Teddy Roosevelt |
| "Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." --Helen Keller |
| "Oh, the joy, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a friend. Of neither having to weigh a thought or measure a word, but just pouring them out chafe and grain together - knowing that an understanding heart will keep that which is worth keeping, and, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away." --Dinah Craik |
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How you look at it
A pessimist declared: "Ya can't win. Ya can't break even, and ya can't get out of the game!" To which the optimist replied: "So? Minimize your loss and declare That a win." |
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Just Call Me Mercury
As a young man I used to win races. As an old man I never ran last. As an old paraplegic using leg braces A quarter mile an hour is Damn Fast! |
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"It is not the scope or magnitude of our ability that counts. It is what we do with what we have." |
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The Winning Speed You may run your race in a world class pace, You may end your race mid-pack, You may not even finish the race, But, you've Won if you've done your best. |
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I close with one of my most treasured maxims which I quote from
Don Marquis' 1927 book
"archy and mehitabel". toujours gai there s a dance in the old dame yet
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