Moments Wisdom – August 20, 2017

The reason why some find it hard to think is that they haven’t much experience with it.
You can never make your dreams come true by oversleeping.
Those who complain about how the ball bounces are probably the ones who dropped it.
To err is human; to admit it is not.
The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee that it is true.
We are all brothers under the skin, but some brothers get under your skin more than others.
When you stop thinking about yourself all of the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you.
If you would conquer your weaknesses, you must never gratify them.
The only fool bigger than the one who thinks he knows it all is the one who tries to argue with him.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Smoking kills live men and cures dead hogs.
No one expresses an opinion with more zeal than an ignorant person.
You can avoid the truth, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding the truth.
We should be united by what we love, not by what we fear.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
When I hear some people boast, I am reminded of what the flea said to the elephant: “Didn’t we really shake that bridge when we crossed it!”
Happiness is the result of being too busy to be miserable.
The problem with doing nothing is that you don’t know when quitting time is.
Too many people are digging up their roots when they should be cultivating their sprouts.
Backbone beats wishbone every time.