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Quotations by Douglas Horton 48 Found Born: Monday, July 27, 1891 Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him. Action cures fear, inaction creates terror. Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age. As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven. Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket. Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant. Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it. Boring people are a reflection of boring people. Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes. Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain. Death is feared as birth is forgotten. Death is the final wake-up call. Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention. Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery. First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time. Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free. Growing old is not growing up. Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past. He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others. If food were free, why work? If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell? If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride. If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever. Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think. Live to learn, learn to live, then teach others. Love is a given, hatred is acquired. Love is seeing without eyes, hearing without ears; hatred is nothing. Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss. No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys. Perfection is perfectly simple; fouling things up requires true skill. Remember only the good, the bad will never forget you. Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice. Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye. Smile, it's free therapy. The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated. The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love. There is no bad in good. Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough. Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought. Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven. To awake from death is to die in peace. To buy happiness is to sell soul. To hit bottom is to fall from grace. We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon. When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something. When my horse is running good, I don't stop to give him sugar. While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself. |
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