June 1

June 1 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * In properly organized groups no faith is required; what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while, for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him. ~ G. I. Gurdjieff
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it. ~ Alanis Morissette (born 1 June 1974)
 * This was the last quotation that was selected from the Quote of the Day proposals page, prior to setting up the current system of ranking quotes to be used for each day of the year. It was first proposed on that page on 8 August 2004 by IP 24.167.93.227 ~ Kalki


 * 2006
 * Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is quite distinct from numerical superiority in general: it is the most powerful medium in the art of war. ~ Carl von Clausewitz (born 1 June 1780)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2007
 * Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea. ~ Carl von Clausewitz
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2008
 * There are times when the utmost daring is the height of wisdom. ~ Carl von Clausewitz
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead. ~ Carl von Clausewitz
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * There is a legend about a bird that sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. Dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of the great pain. … Or so says the legend. ~ Colleen McCullough
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. The greater they are, the greater the margin that can be left for accidents. ~ Carl von Clausewitz
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2013


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2014
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2016


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2019


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2020


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions
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... the side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain. ~ Carl von Clausewitz
 * 4 because those who are far from heavy sympathy and peacefulness are those who end up obtaining most of the power, and hence, "the better bargain". Zarbon 17:06, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 Kalki 01:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 4 Ficaia (talk) 19:06, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Where execution is dominant, as it is in the individual events of a war whether great or small, then intellectual factors are reduced to a minimum. ~ Carl von Clausewitz
 * 3 because execution is the final judgment, but alas, a weaker form of proving a point where intellect fails. Zarbon 17:06, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 01:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

...it intuitively seems correct that the brain is just some sort of computer—it just seems natural. … But it has undermined almost all of our work to build intelligent machines and understand thinking. It's just wrong … the brain isn't like a computer at all. ~ Jeff Hawkins (born June 1)
 * 2 because the functions of the brain and its capacity in similarity to the workings of a computer have been compared often. Zarbon 16:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 01:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I never have hurt any person any other way except with this unruly member, my tongue. ~ Brigham Young (born June 1)
 * 2 because words are a weapon. Zarbon 16:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 01:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Never let a day so pass that you will have cause to say, "I will live better tomorrow." ~ Brigham Young
 * 3 because the desired tomorrow may never come. Zarbon 16:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 14:00, 30 May 2012 (UTC) 3 Kalki 01:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 3 InvisibleSun 23:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant instead of my master. ~ Brigham Young
 * 2 I think what Young is trying to say here is that making the law one's servant is the same as serving the law...which is actually corresponding with law. To master the law, would actually be going against it...nice way of putting it, a little confusing, but nice nonetheless. Zarbon 16:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 Kalki 01:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Any complex activity, if it is to be carried on with any degree of virtuosity, calls for appropriate gifts of intellect and temperament. If they are outstanding and reveal themselves in exceptional achievements, their possessor is called a "genius". ~ Carl von Clausewitz
 * 2 Kalki 20:08, 31 May 2009 (UTC) * 3 Kalki 01:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 1 Zarbon 03:24, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2 InvisibleSun 23:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it. ~ Alanis Morissette
 * 2 Kalki (talk &middot; contributions) 01:17, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:38, 1 June 2022 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 23:42, 31 May 2023 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 23:42, 31 May 2023 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 23:42, 31 May 2023 (UTC)


 * The pageant of the river bank had marched steadily along, unfolding itself in scene-pictures that succeeded each other in stately procession. Purple loosestrife arrived early, shaking luxuriant tangled locks along the edge of the mirror whence its own face laughed back at it. Willow-herb, tender and wistful, like a pink sunset cloud, was not slow to follow. Comfrey, the purple hand-in-hand with the white, crept forth to take its place in the line; and at last one morning the diffident and delaying dog-rose stepped delicately on the stage, and one knew, as if string-music had announced it in stately chords that strayed into a gavotte, that June at last was here.
 * Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
 * 3 Ficaia (talk) 19:06, 12 May 2024 (UTC)