July 24

July 24 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2003
 * This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer. ~ Will Rogers
 * selected by Nanobug


 * 2004
 * Had we but world enough, and time, this coyness, Lady, were no crime. ~ Andrew Marvell
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * Thro' many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. ~ John Newton, in "Amazing Grace"
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2006
 * There is one story and one story only. Dwell on her graciousness, dwell on her smiling, Do not forget what flowers The great boar trampled down in ivy time. Her brow was creamy as the long ninth wave, Her sea-blue eyes were wild. But nothing promised that is not performed. ~ Robert Graves ~
 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2007
 * New beginnings and new shoots Spring again from hidden roots Pull or stab or cut or burn, Love must ever yet return. ~ Robert Graves ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2008
 * Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil. I am content to observe that there is evil, and that there is a way to escape from it, and with this I begin and end. ~ John Newton
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * The art of victory is learned in defeat. ~ Simón Bolívar
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2010
 * The three greatest fools of History have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote . . . and me! ~ Simón Bolívar
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * God give us men. The time demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and willing hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And dam his treacherous flatteries without winking; Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking. ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012
 * proposed by Kalki
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2013


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2014
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2015


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2016


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2017


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2019


 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2020


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by InvisibleSun


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024 : Rank or add further suggestions…

What is the world at its best but a little round field of the moving pictures with two walking together in it? ~ O. Henry, released from prison that day.
 * 3 ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 09:48, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 3 Kalki 17:29, 23 July 2007 (UTC) But more inclined to use it on O. Henry's birthdate.
 * 2 --Coyote 23:03, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 06:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

How will I ever get out of this labyrinth? ~ Simón Bolívar (born July 24)
 * 3 Zarbon 17:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * SOURCE: Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination - Page 55 by Ilan Stavans - Political Science - 2001
 * 2 Kalki 23:49, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature, and make it obey. ~ Simón Bolívar (born July 24)
 * 3 because this is a pure depiction of using mighty nature in comparison to any obstacle. Power can be won over anything. Zarbon 17:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * SOURCE: Birth of a World: Bolivar in Terms of His Peoples - Page 55 by Waldo David Frank - 1951
 * 2 Kalki 23:49, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Sleeping on a plank has one advantage — it encourages early rising. ~ Alexandre Dumas
 * 2 Zarbon 19:35, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 23:49, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

The heart is wiser than the intellect. ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 03:44, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

The moment we recognize God as supreme in power and infinitely good and loving toward all His intelligent creatures, that moment we admit the doctrine of universal and special providence. ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 03:44, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 3 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

What do you think God gave you more wealth than is requisite to satisfy your rational wants for, when you look around and see how many are in absolute need of that which you do not need? Can you not take the hint? ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 03:44, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 3 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Open your hands, ye Whose hands are full! The world is waiting for you! The whole machinery of the Divine beneficence is clogged by your hard hearts and rigid fingers. Give and spend, and be sure that God will send; for only in giving and spending do you fulfill the object of His sending. ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland
 * 3 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 03:44, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life and the procedure. The process is its own reward. ~ Amelia Earhart
 * 3 bystander (talk) 15:12, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 22:26, 23 July 2015 (UTC) with a lean toward 4.


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 11:37, 24 July 2017 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 11:37, 24 July 2017 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 11:37, 24 July 2017 (UTC)