An Armenian Couchsurfer and a selection of wise quotes

I continue to edit the travel book of the journey from England to the Caucasus and the experiences of living in the Caucasus. I am finding myself removing quite a lot of content which would better suit the blog.

These are some quotes that I scribbled in my diary, taken from a book I found at the house of a Couchsurfer I stayed with in Armenia.

They are selected based on my thoughts and feelings at the time so to read them back makes me wonder whether I chose them for a reason.

I like maxims because they trigger ideas and they inspire. I am aware that I interpret them in my own way.

• A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty - Rudyard Kipling.


• The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone - Napolean Bonapart.


• Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from imdomitable will – Mahatma Gandhi.


• If we are to live together in peace we must come to know each other better – Lyndon Baines Johnson.


• Hasten Slowly – Augustus Caesar.


• If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherver it takes him – John Fitzgeral Kennedy.


• We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open – Jawaharlal Nehru.


• If you can't ignore an insult, top it, if you can't top it, laugh it off, and if you can't laugh it off, it's probably deserved – Russell Lynes.


• Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing – Robert Charles Beverley.