More quotes for today

The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children--
Chesterton

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of shore--
Andre Gide

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm--
Thoreau

Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform. They promise mountains and perform molehills--
Spurgeon

A man with courage makes a majority--
Andrew Jackson

To have what we want is riches. To do without is power--
George McDonald

The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide--
Longfellow

If there is a job to be done, I always ask the busiest men in my parish to take it on and it gets done--
Henry Ward Beecher