June 4

June 4 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. ~ Stevie Wonder
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. ~ Socrates
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2006
 * Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul. ~ Victor Hugo in Les Misérables
 * proposed by Kalki earliest recorded solar eclipse (disputed), in China, 4 June 780 BC.


 * 2007
 * I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge — That myth is more potent than history. I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts — That hope always triumphs over experience — That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death. ~ Robert Fulghum ~
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2008
 * To insist on one's place in the scheme of things and to live up to that place. To empower others in their reaching for some place in the scheme of things. To do these things is to make fairy tales come true. ~ Robert Fulghum ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * I recall an old Sufi story of a good man who was granted one wish by God. The man said he would like to go about doing good without knowing about it. God granted his wish. And then God decided that it was such a good idea, he would grant that wish to all human beings. And so it has been to this day. ~ Robert Fulghum
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * Knowledge is meaningful only if it is reflected in action. The human race has found out the hard way that we are what we do, not just what we think. This is true for kids and adults — for schoolrooms and nations. ~ Robert Fulghum
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * Be aware of wonder. And then remember the Dick and Jane books and the first word you learned — the biggest word of all — LOOK. ~ Robert Fulghum
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012
 * proposed by Zarbon
 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2013


 * proposed by Zarbon


 * 2014


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2015


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2016


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2019


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2020


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki; recent remarks regarding the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


 * 2023


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2024


 * proposed by Aphaia


 * 2025 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions

 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 12:01, 3 June 2015 (UTC) (but partly used previously)
 * 1 J.A.R.N.Y.|🗣️|📧 22:27, 3 June 2018 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 12:01, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * 1 J.A.R.N.Y.|🗣️|📧 22:27, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

- Anniversary of the start of The Battle of Midway.
 * 3 J.A.R.N.Y.|🗣️|📧 22:32, 3 June 2018 (UTC)


 * 3 DanielTom (talk) 12:27, 14 September 2022 (UTC)