Souris Regional High School

Quote of the Week

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
William Shakespeare (English dramatist: 1564-1616)

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
George Santayana (American philosopher: 1863-1952)

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Abraham Lincoln (American president: 1809-1865)

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.
Robert W. Service (Canadian poet: 1874-1958)

The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
John Milton (English poet: 1608-1674)

Delay is preferable to error.
Thomas Jefferson (American president: 1743-1826)

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it is impossible for anyone to accomplish.
Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor: 121-180)

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
Napoleon Bonaparte (French leader: 1769-1821)

Common sense is not so common.
Voltaire (French writer: 1694-1778)

A jug fills drop by drop.
Buddha (563-463 BC)

After coming in contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands.
Friedrick Nietzsche (German philosopher: 1844-1900)

The whole purpose of education is turn mirrors into windows.
Benjamin Franklin (American politician: 1706-1790)

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Lau Tzu (Chinese philosopher: 6th cen. BC)

Neither blame nor praise yourself.
Plutarch (Greek philosopher: 46-120)

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
Confucius (Chinese philosopher: 551-479 BC)

The whole purpose of education is turn mirrors into windows.
Sydney J. Harris (American journalist: 1917-1986)

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Muhammad Ali (Boxer: 1942-    )

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill (British prime minister: 1874-1965)

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
W. Somerset Maugham (British playwright: 1874-1965)

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex ... 
It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Albert Einstein (German-Swiss-American physicist: 1879-1955)

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward (American writer: 1921-1994)