Sunday, April 19, 2009

Quotable Sunday #5

Welcome to Quotable Sunday! I can't wait to get around and read your quotes today. The rules of course are never changing but in case this is your first time joining in, I would like to welcome you and let you know the basics:~Post one or more of your favorite quotes on your blog in a post.~Come back here and link your post in the mister linky below(on http://www.juststopscreaming.com/ ).~Check back throughout the day and go read some awesome comments and leave some luv!
< For my dip back into quotes (I know I have been horrible.) I decided on some qoutes from a book I have called the greatest qoutes of all time.


Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873, British novelist, poet, playwright and polititian.)

The pen is mightier than the sword.

J. P. Morgan: (1837-1913, Founder of US Steel, the first billion-dollar company in the world.)

If you have to ask how much something costs, you can't afford it.

Sun-Tzu: (400 BC; Chinese general and military strategist.)

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Lord Acton: (1834-1902; British historian, politician and educator. Considered the most learned individual of his era, unmatched in the breadth and depth of his knowledge.)

Power Corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Fred R. Barnard (1920s):

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Horace (65 - 8 BC):

Carpe Diem (Seize the day. (Opportunity))

And FINALLY...by one of my all time favorite Historical Men..

Julius Caesar:

Divide and Conquer.



7 comments:

Anissa said...

Love your quotes! My fav. is A picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks for sharing!

CaseyDeuce said...

Awesome quotes! Happy QS!!

Banteringblonde said...

The pen is mightier than the sword .... I think I'm beginning to believe that now!
Happy Quotable Sunday!

I am Harriet said...

My mother use to always say that- If you have to ask how much something costs, you can't afford it.

Stacy (the Random Cool Chick) said...

Great quote choices!! My favorites are:

The pen is mightier than the sword.

and

If you have to ask how much something costs, you can't afford it.

Happy Quotable Sunday! ;)

shopannies said...

great qoutes

LT said...

Great quotes and I love your blog! I love the quote: Power Corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Can I tell my boss that this week?

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