#attributed

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. ↗

— Mark Twain

#attributed-no-source #literacy #read

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#misattributed #tenacity #end

Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary person for some sort of an extraordinary destiny. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#wisdom #destiny

The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#causes #colony #condition #enterprise #farmers

The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#humor #humor

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. ↗

— Anthony G. Oettinger

#misattributed-to-groucho-marx #time #humor

Why do people say "grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding. ↗

— Sheng Wang

#humor #misattributed-betty-white #humor

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#be-yourself #honesty #inspirational #unsourced #unverifiable

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present. ↗

— Bil Keane

#inspirational #misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt #past #present #widely-misattributed

Do one thing every day that scares you. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#fear #inspiration #inspirational