Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by John M. Ford (American Novelist)

John Milo “Mike” Ford (1957–2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet. Ford was regarded as an extraordinarily intelligent, erudite and witty man. He was a popular contributor to several online discussions. He composed poems, often improvised, in both complicated forms and blank verse, notably Shakespearean pastiche; he also wrote pastiches and parodies of many other authors and styles. At Minicon and other science fiction conventions he would perform “Ask Dr. Mike”, giving humorous answers to scientific and other questions in a lab coat before a whiteboard.

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He deserves small trust who is not privy counsellor to himself.
John M. Ford
Topics: Secrecy

If you do not wish a thing heard, do not say it.
John M. Ford
Topics: Rationality

Contentment gives a crown, where fortune hath denied it.
John M. Ford
Topics: Contentment

You are not ready to count your enemy’s losses until you have learned to count your own. And remember that some enemies will never have learned to count.
John M. Ford
Topics: Rationality

Revenge proves its own executioner.
John M. Ford
Topics: Revenge

Titles of honor add not to his worth, who is himself an honor to his title.
John M. Ford
Topics: Titles

In any war there are always more of the enemy than you think, and there are always allies you never knew you had.
John M. Ford
Topics: Rationality

Happy the kings whose thrones are founded on their people’s hearts.
John M. Ford
Topics: Kings

Delay in vengeance gives a heavier blow.
John M. Ford
Topics: One liners, Revenge, Vengeance

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.
John M. Ford
Topics: Speakers, Speaking

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