#elves

I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

#am #another #being #earth #fulfilling

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. ↗

— George Washington

#dislodge #easier #enemy #experience #got

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. ↗

— George Washington

#left #mankind #own #their #themselves

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#disagree #falsehoods #only #quarrel #themselves

Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing. ↗

— John Webster

#fashioned #heaven #nothing #ourselves #strive

We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#control #created #order #organizations #ourselves

Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil. ↗

— Benjamin Whichcote

#else #evil #good #good and evil #lay

We're not ever interested in repeating ourselves or doing what people expect us to do, it's such a turn off. ↗

— Ian Williams

#ever #expect #interested #off #ourselves

People say, 'Jay, you're a great guy, you just had a couple of bad nights.' People that have themselves under control don't have a couple of bad nights like that. Plain and simple. ↗

— Jayson Williams

#control #couple #great #guy #had

So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories. ↗

— John Williams

#ephemeral #even #forgotten #gratifying #linger