Monday, August 9, 2010

Some witty quotes

I decided to run a little series on witty and clever quotes, I prefer to call them insights, since that more closely reflects the collection of quotes presented here. These insights were mainly chosen from a book published by Ebury Press ("Keep calm and carry on"). I picked them on the basis of being representative of my beliefs and convictions I often live by or try to live by. Here they are, in 2 parts - part 1 of 2.

I am an optimist it doesn't seem to much use to be anything else. Winston Churchill

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. Swedish Proverb

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. John Galbraith

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. Benjamin Franklin

A Bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it. Bob Hope

Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle. Plato

Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle

We will never return to the old boom and bust. Gordon Brown (2007 Budget Stat.)

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket. Frank Hubbard

What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens. Benjamin Disraeli

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence Peter

Better bread with water than cake with trouble! Russian Proverb

For a greedy man even his tomb is too small. Tajikistani Proverb

It is unfortunate we can't buy many business executives for what they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth. Malcolm Forbes

Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates