Prophecy quotes and words of wisdom

"Among all forms of mistake, prophecy is the most gratuitous."
George Eliot


"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:"
The Bible


"Don"t let the prophecies, ancient or modern, trap you in a box of fear and futility. Change the dance by becoming the light that you are, the light that continues through and beyond the box into the adventure of forever."
Ruth Ryden


"In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
Theodore Roosevelt


"It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration."
Edmund Burke


"PROPHECY, n. The art and practice of selling one"s credibility for future delivery."
Ambrose Gwinett Bierce


"The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future."
Eric Hoffer


"Verily, of things which I fear for you, after my departure from the world, is this: that the ornaments and goods of the world may be pleasing to you. Then a man said, "O Messenger of God! Doth good bring harm?" Lord Muhammad said, "Verily good doth not bring harm: I mean if there be much wealth it is a blessing; and there is no harm in it, unless from stinginess and extravagance; like the spring, which causeth nothing to grow but what is good: and harm and destruction are from abuse thereof.""
Prophet Muhammad


Interesting Quotes

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.H. L. Mencken - US editor (1880 - 1956)

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.Groucho Marx - US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)