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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
A lot of Jocks here have great tag-lines - some amusing, many inspirational.

A few of my favo(u)rite inspirational quotes are…

"A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step"
Lao Tzu​

"A wise man plants trees under which he will never sit."
Chinese proverb​

"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting."
The Buddha​

"The Only Thing necessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing."
Edmund Burke & others​

Please add any of your own…
 
#5 ·
Everyone knows that one horse can outrun another. The question is "Which one". Differences are crucial. - R.A. Heinlein

I don't remember where I first heard my tag line, but it hit me as one of the most profound things I had ever heard.
 
#7 ·
KnicKnack:

This is a little "Reversed"..... "Which came first. The Chicken or the Egg". My Simple & Logical Answer to that is.

"Have you ever seen an EGG Lay a CHICKEN?"

To Justify My Being On Here: ;-}

"Nothing Grows Faster Than A Fish From The Time He Bites, Until The Time He Gets Away."

Regards: Rick

PS: Great Topic To Post In Here!!
 
#8 ·
Have you ever seen an Egg fertilize itself so it could be hatched into a Chicken? LOL
 
#11 ·
"Perception is Reality"

"The Future is Predicted by the Present."

"I saw a saw that would saw wood if I could saw wood with the saw that I saw."

"Don't force it, use a bigger hammer"

"Luck is being prepared for Opportunity"

"Success is missed by many people as it often is often dressed in overalls and looks like work."
 
#15 ·
"Whoever said Nothing Is Impossilble obviously never tried Slamming a Revolving Door."

"A Lie gets Halfway around The World before The Truth has a Chance to Get It's Pants On."

"Love is Like a Booger. You keep Picking at it until You Get It. Then Wonder what to do With It."

"Friends are like Bras. Close to Your Heart and there For Suppourt."

"Borrow Money from a Pessimist. The don't expect to Get It Back."

"I have The Body of a God! Unfortunately It's Buddha."
 
#16 ·
"This time next year I'll know everything," an old friend of mine's Dad.

Lady Astor to Winston Churchill. "Winston you are drunk."
Churchill to Lady Astor. "You're ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober".

The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gan aft aglee". From 'To A Mouse.' by Robbie Burns, the Scottish poet.
 
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