Things to Consider in the Game of Life

“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do,
or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or
neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.”
(Precise origin unknown. Variously attributed to Quakers Stephen Grellet, 1773-1855, and William Penn, 1644-1718, and to Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader.)

“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
(William James, 1842-1910, US psychologist and philosopher.)

“In one of my classes I ask my students to write on the subject, ‘If I were to die tomorrow, how would I live tonight?’ Answering this question always brings great insight.”

(Leo F Buscaglia, 1924-1998, teacher, writer and humanitarian, from his remarkable 1972 book, Love.)
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
(Harry S Truman, 1884-1972, US President.)

“There is no greater happiness than freedom from worry, and there is no greater wealth than contentment.”

(Attributed to Lao Tsu, aka Lao Zi, legendary Chinese Taoist philosopher, supposed to have lived between 600-400BC.)

Lies in Quotes

• Round numbers are always false.- Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
• A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. -Mark Twain (1835-1910)
• Of course I lie to people, but I lie altruistically-for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners.- Quentin Crisp (1908-1999)
• Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.-Samuel Butler (1835-1902)
• I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends...That if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.- Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
• A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.- Saki (1870-1916)
• White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.- William Paley (1743-1805)
• O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!- Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)
• A lie is an abomination unto the Lord and a very present help in trouble. -Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
• No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar. -Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
• The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. -George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
• In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. -Graham Greene(1904-1991)
• Repetition does not turn a lie into a truth.-Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)