Deity, Albert Einstein

My sense of god is my sense of wonder about the universe.

- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Appearance, Polish proverb

A hippo does not have a sting in its tail, but a wise man would still rather be sat on by a bee.

- Polish proverb

Appearance, John Weitz

Even overweight cats instinctively know the cardinal rule: when fat, arrange yourself in slim poses.

- John Weitz (1923-2002), American Designer

Appearance, Anita Wise

Guys are lucky because they get to grow mustaches. I wish I could. It's like having a little pet for your face.

- Anita Wise

Love, Helen Hayes

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity — love. And the story of love is not important — what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.

- Helen Hayes, Guideposts (January 1960)

Sports, Bill Shankly

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.

- Bill Shankly

Attitudes, Thomas D. Willhite

Just because you are seventy is no excuse to give up and let others make your decisions for you. The fact that you are still alive is reason enough to believe that you are here for a purpose; and that purpose is to learn, to teach, and to GIVE.

~ Thomas D. Willhite

Mysteriousness, Albert Einstein

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Science, Thomas H. Huxley

The great tragedy of Science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)

Friend, Georgia O'Keeffe

Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.

- Georgia O'Keeffe

Happiness, George Orwell

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.

- George Orwell (1903-1950)

Gentleman, Western proverb

Manners and money make a gentleman.

- Western proverb

Money, Western proverb

Money is like an eel in the hand.

- Western proverb

Money, George Bernard Shaw

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

- George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

Money, Western proverb

Money ruins many.

- Western proverb

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach 4,19

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

But if they turn away from me, I will abandon them and deliver them over to robbers.

- Sirach 4,19

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach 4,17-18

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

I will walk with them in disguise, and at first I will test them with trials. Fear and dread I will bring upon them and I will discipline them with my constraints. When their hearts are fully with me, then I will set them again on the straight path and reveal my secrets to them.

- Sirach 4,17-18

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

The Rewards of Wisdom, Sirach 4,16

THE REWARDS OF WISDOM

If they remain faithful, they will possess me; their descendants too will inherit me.

- Sirach 4,16

http://www.usccb.org/bible/sirach/4

Confidence, Dutch proverb

A drop of honey catches more flies than a barrel of vinegar.

- Dutch proverb

Advice, German proverb

Less advice and more hands.

- German proverb

Language, Polish proverb

Words must be weighed, not counted.

- Polish proverb

Confidence, Chinese Proverb

酒香不怕巷子深。[jiǔ​xiāng​bù​pà​xiàng​zi​shēn]

- 中國俗談

Fragrant wine fears no dark alley.

- Chinese Proverb

Quality goods need no advertising.

cf. Good wine needs no bush. [Western Proverb]

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Son, Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds)

"What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I found in the son the unveiled secret fo the father." Friedrich Nietzsche.

- Spencer Reid (played by Matthew Gray Gubler) [Criminal Minds 04x07 Memoriam]

http://cmbookendquotes.tumblr.com/post/20552827870/what-was-silent-in-the-father-speaks-in-the-son

Son, Friedrich Nietzsche

What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I found in the son the unveiled secret of the father.

- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

Dreams, Spencer Reid

Bob Dylan once said, "I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay."

- Spencer Reid (played by Matthew Gray Gubler) [Criminal Minds 04x06 The Instincts]

http://www.criminalmindsfanwiki.com/page/Season+4+Quotes

Dreams, Bob Dylan

I think the truly natural things are dreams, which nature can't touch with decay.

- Bob Dylan (1941- )

Leader, Harry S. Truman

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders must be readers.

- Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)

Most leaders have a strong sense of curiosity, and they develop and improve themselves through introspection. Furthermore leaders never stop learning new things in different ways. Books, which possess all of mankind’s wisdom, are the greatest teacher anyone can ever have; thus, leaders should never stop reading.

Advice, Chinese Proverb

入乡随俗 [rùxiāngsuísú]

- 中國俗談

When you are in a village，do as the village does.

- Chinese Proverb

When you are in Rome，do as the Romans do.

Endeavor, Chinese Proverb

事半功倍 [shìbàngōngbèi]

- 中國俗談

Antonym

得不偿失[débùchángshī] | 事倍功半[shìbèigōngbàn] |

To get good results with a little efforts.

- Chinese Proverb

Appearance, Oscar Wilde

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Appearance, Spencer Tracy about Katharine Hepburn

Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.

- Spencer Tracy, about Katharine Hepburn

Not much meat on her, but what there is, is cherce.

Love, Louise Hay

Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.

- Louise Hay