Aphorisms
“If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his
words.”
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and
rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things
worth the writing.”
“If you’re both sick of fighting then you’re you still
fighting?”
“If you’re going to leave, do me a favor first: Make sure I’m
mad at you . . . so I have no reason to miss you.”
“If you’re going to make a request to God, don’t ask him to
give you a thousand dollars. Ask him wisdom to achieve a
million.”
“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.”
“If you’re in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at
the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it’ll
make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they
are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them.”
“If you’re lazy, you compare yourself with the worst. If
you’re hard working, you compare yourself with the best.
If you’re happy however, people compare themselves with
you.”
“If you’re looking up to people who are looking down at
you, you are looking up to the wrong people.”
“If you’re meant to do anything you’ll survive everything
else.”
“If you’re not enough without it, you’ll never be enough
with it.”
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