Al’s Quotes & Quips for February

• “Those who give up liberty for security, shall enjoy neither liberty nor security.” (Benjamin Franklin)
• “You’re free to make choices, but you’re not free from the choices you make.”
• “It’s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.” (Zig Ziglar, quoted in the Weekly Economic Update)
• “Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.” (Ulysses S. Grant)
• “A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” (Richard Nixon, quoted in the Montreal Gazette)
• “The highest pinnacle of the spiritual life is not joy in unbroken sunshine, but absolute and undoubting trust in the love of God.” (A.W. Throttled)
• “Love recognizes no barriers  It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”  (Maya Angelou, quoted in Woman’s Day)
• “Don’t judge a day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” (Robert Louis Stevenson)
• “Tolerance that cannot abide dissenting voices is merely a cover story for thugs and tyrants.” (Shelton Smith, quoted in The Sword of the Lord)
• “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” (Plato)
• “When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.” (John Maynard Keynes, quoted in the Montreal Gazette)