Scorpio : quotes and aphorisms

Quotes by famous Scorpios

Scorpios are determined, consistent in striving for goals, talented and full of energy. They are also intelligent, sociable, and capable of maximal effort- if necessary. No wonder that many of them succeeded in various fields and become famous worldwide. For example, James Cook, Pablo Picasso, Margaret Thatcher, st. Augustine, Charles Stuart or Jimmy Carter.

Below we present some of the quotes by famous Scorpios.

Pablo Picasso

• “The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
• “One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.”
• “Women should wear nothing, or long pants (skirts)”.
• “A painter is a man who paints what he sells. An artist, however, is a man that sells what he paints.”
• “You will not understand art, until you understand that 1+1 in art equals everything, but 2.”
• “There is never a moment when a painter can say “I’ve done a good day’s work and tomorrow is Sunday.”
• “Beautiful women believe in their intelligence; Intelligent women don’t believe in their beauty.”
• “A beautiful woman’s whisper is better heard than the loudest scream of duty.”
• “Everybody has the right to change, even painters.”
• “Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand.”

St. Augustine

• “What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.”
• “For you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
• “Yet woe betide those who are silent about you!”
• “Lord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change,he courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
• “A man cannot teach a man anything; he can only help him find it within himself.”
• “A man was created to be the beginning.”
• “As long as you fight, you are the winner.”
• “Human’s path leads from failure to failure.”
• “The soul of a child is created on the 40 day of life.”
• “Jesus could get off the cross, but he preferred to rise from the dead.”
• “If you are terrified with work, remember about the prize.”

Margaret Thatcher

• “Power is like being a lady… if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.”
• “Are you ready to rule? I am ready. Anytime you want me to.”
• “Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”
• “There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.”
• “It is commonly said that the United Kingdom stepping out of the European Union is unbelievable. But avoiding such a solution is just a poor substitute for own judgment.”