Aphorisms are food for thought, like sushi, they come in small portions that are both delicious and exquisitely formed. And, like sushi, I can never get enough.

Brevity is the soul of wit. (William Shakespeare)

I quote others only to better express myself. (M. de Montaigne)

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.

Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his favorite quotes.

What's the use of a good quotation if you can't change it?
 

QFT BRAINY QUOTES

A man is known by the company he keeps.

A brain is like a muscle, it's something you should definitely train everyday; "if you don't use it, you loose it".

As for me, all I know is (that) I know nothing. Sócrates 

Be yourself  * Be/Become who/what you are. * Know yourself. * Just do it.- Nike

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaninful.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill

Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?

Don't ask what your country can do for you. Ask instead what you can do for your country.

Do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

I would love to either get a job or volunteer to help the elderly

I'd rather annoy with the truth than please with adulation. * If I couldn't laugh, I'd rather die.

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

I'm mostly pretty quiet on the weekends.I either read or visit friends or go hiking or something like that.

I'm not hard to get along with , I just like things done my way.

I don't think it's a question of age as much as it's a question of what kind of shape you're in.

I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.

I strongly / really believe what doesn't kill you (only) makes you stronger. I really believe that.

I think it's a sensible thing not to read your fan mail - not to take it too seriously.

I think, therefore I am (Rene Descartes)

I wish I didn't have to work for a living / live up to anything. (estar a la altura, cumplir las expectativas)

If envy were a fever all minkind would be ill.

If it's a good song, it doesn't really matter if it's trendy or not. It will hit.

If it’s important you’ll find a way. If (it’s) not, you’ll find an excuse.  If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

If you want something go get it. Period.

If you love life, don't waste time for time is what life is made up of.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.

If you want something go get it. Period.

If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

It goes without saying that children should not be given knives to play with.

It's better to be hated for what you are than (to be) loved for what/someone you're not.

It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.


Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.

Learning is remembering what you’re interested in.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. 

Life stinks, but that doesn't mean you don't enjoy it.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.

Love is like war: easy to begin but really hard to stop.  

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

No matter how tough things get, no matter how many times you lose, you keep trying to win.

Remind yourself that it's ok not to be perfect.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

The more you know, the more you realize how Little you know.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget, * Neither blame nor applaud / praise yourself.

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

There's one thing worse than being alone, wishing you were.

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

Treat others as you want to be treated.


We love live, not because we're used to living but because we're used to loving.

You have to always continue to strive no matter how hard things get, no matter how troubled you feel.


You have to think anyway, so, why not think big?