May 3

May 3 Quotes of the day from previous years:


 * 2004
 * In nature's infinite book of secrecy a little I can read. ~ William Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2005
 * It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli (born 3 May 1469)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2006
 * Education is what you get when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. ~ Pete Seeger (born 3 May 1919)
 * selected by Kalki


 * 2007
 * The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be. ~ Pete Seeger
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2008
 * The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2009
 * To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time for every purpose under heaven. ~ Pete Seeger ~
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2010
 * No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2011
 * It’s no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? . . . Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart don’t know how to laugh either. ~ Golda Meir (born 3 May 1898)
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2012
 * Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so. Good order and discipline in an army are more to be depended upon than ferocity. ~ Niccolò Machiavelli
 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2013


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2014


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2015


 * proposed by bystander


 * 2016


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2017


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2018


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2019


 * proposed by Illegitimate Barrister


 * 2020


 * proposed by Illegitimate Barrister


 * 2021


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2022


 * proposed by Kalki


 * 2023 : Rank or add further suggestions…

Suggestions

 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 11:07, 28 February 2013 (UTC) with a slight lean toward 4.


 * 3. – Illegitimate Barrister, 13:36, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 21:07, 2 May 2016 (UTC)


 * 4. – Illegitimate Barrister, 13:36, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
 * 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 21:07, 2 May 2016 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:15, 4 May 2017 (UTC)


 * 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:26, 4 May 2017 (UTC)


 * 3 --ΞΔΞ (talk) 19:11, 6 June 2019 (UTC)


 * 4 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki ⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡ 00:04, 3 May 2023 (UTC); in regard of his recent death.