Coming to this late, though I've seen it everywhere... most recently at Dr. Medusa's.
Go here and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe.
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
Moliere (1622 - 1673)
Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur.
Muriel Spark (1918 - )
To do two things at once is to do neither.
Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Maxims
Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.
Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Japanese Proverb
ETA: Okay, you know what I find completely fascinating? I've seen this meme at a bunch of blogs now, and not only have I not seen anyone choose the same quotes that I've chosen, I don't think I've seen ANY overlap. I suppose people make some effort not to duplicate the quotes they saw in the post that prompted them to do the meme, but still, I find that interesting.
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Aack! I missed the welcome-back wagon. Good to see you blogging again!.
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On-topic: The Benchley and the Japanese proverb combine nicely to describe my get-distracted-reign-it-in-again dissertation writing this week.
Posted by: Baruch Grazer | Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 01:13 PM
Yeah, I noticed that, too. Isn't it fascinating how different we are? And, yet, we enjoy each other's blogs.
Posted by: Alice | Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 09:05 PM
I wass looking at that Japanese proverb the other day, trying to reconcile the two numbers. Surely, after the seventh time you fall down, you get up for the seventh?
But then I figured that my assumption was that you started the sequence standing, and the assumption in the proverb was that you started prone, like a child figuring how to walk.
Posted by: NelC | Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 06:58 AM
Oh, dear, NelC, you're absolutely right! I never thought of that. I'm so glad you arrived at a solution!
Posted by: New Kid on the Hallway | Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 09:26 AM
Something like the Japanese proverb appears in Proverbs 24:16.
Posted by: one | Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 09:26 AM
Love the last quote.
Glad you're back: my bloglines is completely screwed, totally missed your return!
Posted by: Clare | Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 10:14 AM