hidden gems

It's my last day of work and I am cleaning off my computer before I hand it over in a few hours... it's a strange feeling to be honest. As I scour all my files to delete anything personal as well as salvage all the things I may need in the future, I am coming across some random things. As a lover of the written word I have always collected quotes all over the place... apparently that includes dumping them in word files on my work PC. I don't even remember creating this document but here it is - a few quips of wisdom that I think are worth keeping:

Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943, translated from French

Always when judging
Who people are,
Remember to footnote
The words "So far."
~Robert Brault

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. ~John Lennon

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. ~Henry Miller, The Books in My Life

Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it anyway. ~Elbert Hubbard, A Thousand and One Epigrams, 1911

Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak. Sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ~Author Unknown