Timeless Quotes
"You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar." -Anonymous
This quote means if your nice to people, you will have better results with them, then if you're mean.
I wish I said that because, I find if you're nice to people they will do you a favor or
two.
by Tanya
"A Chattering bird builds no nest."
-An African proverb
This quote means if you are talking and talking you will not be able to do your best work.
I wish I said that because sometimes I chat a lot with my family and I don't complete my work.
By Kristen
"You win one day, you lose the next day, you don't take it
personally.
You get up every day and go on."
-Hillary Clinton
This quote means that if you win one day, and you lose the next day, you don't cry
about it. You just go on.
by Alison
''Early to bed early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.'' -Benjamin Franklin
This quote means if you go to bed early and wake up early you will have energy to do anything.
I wish I said this because if I have energy to do things I will be able to do the
impossible.
By Kyle
"He who asks is a fool for five minutes,
but he who does not ask remains a fool forever."
-Chinese Proverb
What this quote meant to me is that if someone doesn't ask a question
they will not know all the answers. If you ask questions you may feel funny for a little
while, but at least you will know the answer. You will be much smarter if you ask
questions.
by George
"Lost time is never found again."
-Benjamin Franklin
This quote means time is precious and you should us it wisely.
I wish I said that because I sometimes waste time on unimportant things
and not important things, like my schoolwork.
by Sameer
"It is far easier to start something than it is to finish."
-Amelia Earhart
This quote means it's easier to start something than it is to finish.
I wish I said this quote because when I start something it is very easy but when I am
almost finished it is not very easy to complete it.
By Jeanine
"Let your conscience be your guide."
-Jimnny Cricket
This quote means you should always do whats and never do whats wrong.
I wish I said that because if I listen to my conscience, I will know
right from wrong and will keep myself away from mischief.
by Walter
"Those who are lose dreaming are lost."
-Australian proverb
I wish that I said that because this quote means that people who stop dreaming are
running out of faith. That’s why I will never give up faith and dreams.
by Jason
"Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of
fools."
-Napoleon Boneparte
This quote means if you say it’s impossible to do something without trying it will be impossible.
I wish I said that because I usually say that it’s impossible to
study for a test, but when I study and do well on the test I realize everythng is
possible.
by Sabina
"When the well dries, we know the worth of water."
-Ben Franklin
This quote means that when you are lacking something you know the true value of it.
I wish I said that because if I have a lot of something I should use it
wisely and not waste it.
By Paul
"Well done is better than well said."
-Ben Franklin
This quote means that it is better to do something than just to talk about it. Proving something is better than bragging about it.
I wish I said this because I often brag about doing a cartwheel, but no one believes
me. The only way that they would believe me was by doing it, so I did! Now, I do things
instead of bragging about them.
By Briana
"Once you say you are going to settle for second
that's what happens in life, I find."
-John F. Kennedy
This means people who settle for second will never get first.
I wish I said that because I sometimes settle for a B and I should get an A.
By Chris
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
-Japanese Proverb
This quote means that no matter how many mistakes you make, you try again to succeed.
I wish I said that because I learn from my mistakes and I always try again.
By Bhavya
''I find the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.''
-Thomas Jefferson
This quote means that if you work hard you will do well.
I wish I said this because when I work hard I get good grades from
working, not from luck.
by Stephanie
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight,
it's the size of the fight in the dog."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
This means that what counts is on the inside of a person not the outside.
I wish I said that because I appreciate people for what they are not what they look
like.
By Matthew