#mist

If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "Well this isn't too bad, I don't have a left arm anymore but at least nobody will ever ask me if I'm left-handed or right-handed," but most of us would say something more along the lines of, "Aaaaaa! My arm! My arm! ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#optimist #humor

I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it. ↗

— Jean Kerr

#i #make #mistakes #second

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. ↗

— Confucius

#mistake #inspirational

Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life. ↗

— Akhenaton

#give #guide #hear #heart #heed

Just because somebody makes a mistake doesn't make them useless. ↗

— Todd Akin

#just #just because #make #makes #mistake

Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist. ↗

— Robert G. Allen

#buying #many #optimist #out #pessimist

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#cut #heavy #hitter #mistake #punching

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. ↗

— Aristotle

#both #deprive #mistrust #people #their

It is our grave mistake that for many years we neglected pro-Western groups in order to avoid any friction with the existing rulers. ↗

— Jose Maria Aznar

#avoid #existing #friction #grave #groups

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#economist #english #ever #gentleman #his