Friday, November 24, 2017

QOD:  None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.  ~  Baruch Spinoza (Nov. 23, 1632 ~ Feb. 21, 1677), Dutch philosopher

Thursday, November 23, 2017 / Thanksgiving

QOD:  I am grateful for what I am and have.  My Thanksgiving is perpetual.  ~  Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 ~ May 6, 1862), American essayist

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

QOD:  Animals are such agreeable friends ~ they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.  ~  George Eliot (née Mary Anne Evans; b. Nov. 22, 1819 ~ d. Dec. 22, 22, 1880), British novelist

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

QOD:  Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilegd to do so, too.  ~  Voltaire (né François-Marie Arouet; b. Nov. 21, 1694 ~ d. May 30, 1778)

Monday, November 20, 2017

QOD:  There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the right person in the right place at the right time.  ~  Benoît Mandelbrot (b. Nov. 20, 1924 ~ d. Oct. 14, 2010), Polish-born mathematician

Sunday, November 19, 2017

QOD:  Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.  ~  Dick Cavett (né Richard Alva Cavett; b. Nov. 19, 1936), American television personality