Quote It! Saturday

This blog is, of course, devoted to quotes. At least it's supposed to be...Having once again missed posting for an entire week, I'm going to post enough quotes today to make up for it.

But, in the meantime, Freda's Voice has a wonderful meme called Quote It! that I cannot resist participating in. You can post as many quotes as you like. To join in, hop on over to Freda's place!

One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.

—Lewis Carroll

It is easier to make certain things legal than to make them legitimate.

—Sébastian Roch Nicholas Chamfort

Passion holds up the bottom of the universe and genius paints up the roof.

—Chang Ch’ao

Flatterers look like friends as wolves like dogs.

—George Chapman

People who grow up without a sense of how yesterday has affected today are unlikely to have a strong sense of how today affects tomorrow. It is only when we become conscious of the flow of time that the consequences of action—whether it is taking drugs or dropping out of school—become a consideration. It is only when we have perspective on our lives that motives besides immediate gratification can come into play.

—Lynne V Cheney

Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want [need] it the most always like it the least.

—Lord Chesterfield

Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and a shelter for us in advanced age; and if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.

—Lord Chesterfield