Douglas Horton Quotes

• Perfection is perfectly simple; fouling things up requires true skill.

  Douglas Horton

• No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

  Douglas Horton

• Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

  Douglas Horton

• Love is seeing without eyes, hearing without ears; hatred is nothing.

  Douglas Horton

• Love is a given, hatred is acquired.

  Douglas Horton

• Live to learn, learn to live, then teach others.

  Douglas Horton

• Life is good when we think it’s good. Life is bad when we don’t think.

  Douglas Horton

• If wishes were fishes we’d all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we’d all ride.

  Douglas Horton

• If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?

  Douglas Horton

• He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

  Douglas Horton

• Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

  Douglas Horton

• Growing old is not growing up.

  Douglas Horton

• Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free.

  Douglas Horton

• First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.

  Douglas Horton

• Drive slow and enjoy the scenery – drive fast and join the scenery.

  Douglas Horton

• Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

  Douglas Horton

• Death is the final wake-up call.

  Douglas Horton

• Death is feared as birth is forgotten.

  Douglas Horton

• Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.

  Douglas Horton

• Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes.

  Douglas Horton

Douglas Horton (48)

Birth:	27th July, 1891
Death:	21st August, 1968
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Clergyman

About

Douglas Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was an American Protestant clergyman and academic leader who was noted for his work in ecumenical relations among major Protestant bodies of his day. He first served the First Congregational Church in Middletown, Connecticut, as both associate pastor and senior pastor.

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