Quotations Weblog

This thought addresses the age old idea of karma. What you do will come back to you. Whether you believe this or not usually depends on how old you are. I have seen the severity with which what people do to the world comes back to them. If there is one thing that I have faith in, it’s this belief.

The next time you find your mind thinking bad thoughts about others, remember that what you put out there comes back to you. Move your mind to more peaceful thoughts and you will instantly feel better. Keep your mind on forgiving and peaceful thoughts and you will benefit beyond belief. Just try it and see how much differently your life flows.

When I’m in a particularly bad mood, and I read a quotation like this, I usually respond with a silent, “Oh yeah, how?”

What can I do about the width and depth of my life? You’re telling me I can’t make myself live longer, but I can make my life fuller. Then you don’t bother to tell me what I can do to make it fuller.

Actually, Evan Esar might have continued to tell me what I could do to make my life fuller, but that part didn’t make the quote. That’s how quotes are. They give you a glimpse into what an author said, enticing you to read more.

Evan Esar was an American humorist, so it doesn’t appear that he talked at length about making your life wide and deep. He did, however, say many witty things. You can read more in his book, 20,000 Quips & Quotes.

For more quotes and information about Evan Esar:

• Evan Esar Quotes – The Quotations Page

• Evan Esar – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Apparently we missed the beginning of this one, but webloggers have been participating in a meme where they choose five quotations that define themselves:

Go here and look through random quotes until you find five that you think reflect who you are or what you believe.

Here are a few links to people who have posted their five quotes:

• Jason Kottke
• Rivers are Damp
• New Kid on the Hallway
• Professional Mirror

I’m not going to attempt to post five quotes of my own—it was my inability to choose a small number of favorite quotations that got this site started in the first place—but you might want to try it. Leave a comment here with the five quotations you’ve chosen, or post them to your own site.

The Quotations Page doesn’t really specialize in cliches because they tend to have been said so many times that finding the original author is difficult. If you’re looking for the right cliche, you will probably have better luck with Cliche Finder.

• Cliche Finder

I tested it with my favorite test word, “frog.” When I did, the following cliches came up:

fine as frog hair
you have to kiss a few frogs before you find a prince
got a frog in your throat?
a frog in one’s throat
battin’ your eyes like a toadfrog in a hailstorm
Finer than frogs hair
I’m fine as frog’s hair
finer than frogs hair, split three ways

Four of the cliches are actually the same cliche repeated. “Finer than frog’s hair” isn’t a cliche I’ve ever heard of. I found the cliche that I was looking for, “a frog in your throat,” but it also brought up the frog/prince cliche that I had forgotten about.

I also looked for the cliche, “is that a rabbit in your pocket or are you just happy to see me,” but nothing came up. I tried just searching the word rabbit and just searching pocket (and various other pieces of clothing), but nothing came up. I don’t know if that cliche has been deemed inappropriate or if they are just incomplete. You’d think if they have obscure cliches like “older than my grandma’s underpants” they would have the rabbit and pocket cliche.

Although it’s not perfect, its better than you’ll find on The Quotations Page because we just don’t deal in cliches. If you are at a loss for words and just know there is some cliche but can’t remember the exact wording, Cliche Finder might help you out.

Via: Boing Boing: Web Zen: writing zen

I love this battle cry! It can be used for anyone searching for justice in this world.

The story behind this quotation is one about justice. This quote is from the first issue of William Lloyd Garrison’s anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator. For more than thirty years, he spoke out against slavery. He was anti-slavery far before it was fashionable to be against slavery. Garrison was born in the United States and joined the Abolition Movement when he was twenty-five years old.

From 1831 to 1865, Garrison published The Liberator, never missing an issue. He was so passionate about Abolition that he refused to retreat a single inch and he was most definitely heard. Next time you’re feeling defeated in what you do, remember William Lloyd Garrison. He was willing to fight for what he believed for over thirty years. Take his battle cry as your own and gain strength from it.

To learn more about The Liberator and William Lloyd Garrison, click here:

• PBS – William Lloyd Garrison

• William Lloyd Garrison – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia