"He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many fold in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale."

-- Samuel Johnson

#Life Quotes #Lying Quotes #Wind Quotes

“Do not pick up the pen unless you understand how heavy it is, and how long you may carry it for.”
“Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?”
“The new source of divisiveness is the assault of secularism on religion.”

Source : William John Bennett (1994). “The De-valuing of America: The Fight for Our Culture and Our Children”, p.211, Simon and Schuster
“John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.”

Source : John Sergeant Wise, Paul Dennis Sporer (2005). “End of an Era: The Last Days of Traditional Southern Culture as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Confederate Soldier”, p.91, Anza Publishing
“Maybe the Kindle was the Bowflex of bookishness: something expensive that, when you commit to it, forces you to do more of whatever it is you think you should be doing more of.”
“I can only control what I can control.”
“If we can continue to win, hopefully they can falter a little down the stretch.”
“The first 10 000 shots are the worst.”

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