Quotes You Like

@ponderable said
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Nelson Mandela

Or, at an individual level:

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
— Samuel Johnson

and

"He never yet no villainy ne said
In all his life, unto no manner wight.
He was a very perfect gentle knight."
— Geoffrey Chaucer

and, reputedly,

"I don't trust anyone who's nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position."
— Muhammad Ali

(and, of course, Luke 18:16.)

@shallow-blue said
Hm. Some people in his family might dispute that...

It's a nice thought, but he does need to put it into practice.

It is a nice thought indeed. I don't know much about Eminem.

The man who is only a poet is not even that.
-- Piet Hein

One of the truest signs of maturity is the ability to disagree with someone while still remaining respectful.
- Dave Willis

When you are going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

This too shall pass…but you won’t.

- My grade 5 teacher.😲

Sinn kann nicht gegeben werden, man muss ihn finden.

Viktor Frankl

"Meaning can't be given, one have to find it.

Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.
- Maggie Smith

The future is created and negotiated, and is not a slave to the past events
in a person’s life.

Insoo Kim Berg

My standard reply when someone asks "How are you doing?"

Me: "I'm doing pretty good, but I'm almost over it."

-mwmiller-

@kevin-eleven said
Random street person living in a cardboard box:

"I'm not really in a position to evaluate whether @divegeester really is as clever as he thinks he is or pretends to think he is, but I thought RHP was intended for chess players, not lack-chess mouthy peeps."

And you’re last move was when?

Oops, other accounts, sorry.

“In the middle of life, death comes
to take your measurements. The visit
is forgotten and life goes on. But the suit
is being sewn on the sly.”

― Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet

"I meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life." -- Sri Chinmoy

@mike69 said
And you’re last move was when?

Just now.

Your turn. 😉