Douglas horton quotes

Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes.

Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free.

Death is the final wake-up call.

Burning desire is the eternal flame.

If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?

When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something.

Strong words are required for weak principles.

To buy happiness is to sell soul.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

Boring people are a reflection of boring people.

Death is feared as birth is forgotten.

If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.

If food were free, why work?

Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated.

Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.

Born a saint, die a sinner - born a sinner, die a saint.

It's not a question of happiness, it's a requirement. Consider the alternative.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

Born to be wild - live to outgrow it.

Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

Why ask why? If it's raining it just is.

Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.

Sherrill On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer.

Money is good, love is wealth.

Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.[only if the past was better...if it was worse then you feel good that life is getting better]

Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.

Love is a given, hatred is acquired.

First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.

To hit bottom is to fall from grace.

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think.

While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.

Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery.

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.

We may not always get what we want, but surely we will get what we deserve.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon.

Man worships because God lays His hand to the dust of our experience, and man miraculously becomes a living soul - and knows it and wants to worship.

Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice.

Remember only the good, the bad will never forget you.

Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.

The art of giving is perfected through anonymity.

Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.

Love is seeing without eyes, hearing without ears; hatred is nothing.

There is no bad in good.

The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love.

Smile, it's free therapy.

He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Die, search for meaning, search for meaning, search for meaning.

Growing old is not growing up.

If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever.

Live to learn, learn to live, then teach others.

To awake from death is to die in peace.

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

Perfection is perfectly simple; fouling things up requires true skill.

Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.