Jefferson Smith quotes

“There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.”
-- Jefferson Smith

#Giving Up Quotes #Giving Quotes #Helplessness Quotes

“Wisdom cannot be stolen - it can only be shared.”
-- Jefferson Smith

Source : Jefferson Smith (2011). “Strange Places”, p.192, Indie Ink Publishing

#Stolen Quotes

“Respect is a kind of magic too, you know.”
-- Jefferson Smith

#Self Esteem Quotes #Magic Quotes #Kind Quotes

“You can't believe everything people tell you - not even if those people are your own brain.”
-- Jefferson Smith

Source : Jefferson Smith (2011). “Strange Places”, p.200, Indie Ink Publishing

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Brain Quotes

“It is a fool of a shepherd who culls his dogs.”
-- Jefferson Smith

Source : Jefferson Smith (2011). “Strange Places”, p.177, Creativity Hacker Press

#Dog Quotes #Shepherds Quotes #Fool Quotes

“Trust not in Sprites nor the motivations of a Gnome.”
-- Jefferson Smith

Source : Jefferson Smith (2011). “Strange Places”, p.213, Indie Ink Publishing

#Motivation Quotes #Gnome Quotes

“I'm free... to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't. I can. And my children will.”
-- Jefferson Smith

#Children Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Speak Quotes

“Have you ever noticed how grateful you are to see daylight again after coming through a long dark tunnel? Always try to see life around ya as if you'd just come out of a tunnel.”
-- Jefferson Smith

#Grateful Quotes #Dark Quotes #Tunnels Quotes

“Muscle-work can only make one weary-it takes brain-work to create true exhaustion.”
-- Jefferson Smith

Source : Jefferson Smith (2011). “Strange Places”, p.192, Indie Ink Publishing

#Brain Quotes #Muscles Quotes #Weary Quotes

“Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.”

“Television gives us the gift to see ourselves as we'd like to be seen.”

“Forget yourself and live for others, for It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Source : Thomas Chalmers (1848). “Select Works of Thomas Chalmers ...: Comprising His Miscellanies; Lectures on Romans; Astronomical, Commercial and Congregational Discourses”, p.153

“God never can use any man very much till he has grace enough to forget himself entirely while doing God's work; for He will not give His glory to another nor share with the most valued instrument the praise that belongs to Jesus Christ alone.”

“We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory.”

“Give me a land of boughs in leaf A land of trees that stand; Where trees are fallen there is grief; I love no leafless land.”

Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.8, Delphi Classics

“Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free.”

“I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.”

“Never underestimate the power of helplessness!”

“The answer to helplessness is not so very complicated,”