Symbols in Quotes

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars (Les, Brown).”

"God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please - you can never have both (Ralph, Waldo, Emerson).”


“It is with our passions as it is with fire and water; they are good servants, but bad masters (Roger, L'Estrange, Aesop's, Fables, 1692).”


“Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors (Frank, Gifford).”


“An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language (Martin, Buber).”


“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows (Sydney, J. Harris).”


“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself (John, Dewey).”


“The childhood shows the man
As morning shows the day
(John, Milton, Paradise, Regained).”


“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why (Bernard, Baruch).”


“Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into (Henry, Beecher, Life, Thoughts, 1858).”


“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time (Mark, Twain).”


“Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live (Henry, Van, Dyke).”