The turtle’s wisdom is in knowing when to pull back and when to push forward.
The turtle’s determination to reach its destination is an inspiration to us all.
We called him tortoise because he taught us. – The Mock Turtle
Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won’t be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you. – Ajahn Chah
Tortoises are cynics, they always expect the worst. Why? I dunno, cos it often happens to them I suppose. – Terry Pratchett
I am successful because I have always been a tortoise. I did not come from a rich family. I was not smart in school. I did not finish school. I am not particularly talented. Yet, I am far richer than most people simply because I did not stop. – Robert Kiyosaki
Like a turtle, sometimes it’s important to withdraw into your shell for protection and self-care.
In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game. – Anita Brookner
How you start is important, very important, but in the end it is how you finish that counts. It is easier to be a self-starter than a self-finisher. The victor in the race is not the one who dashes off swiftest but the one who leads at the finish. In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina. The sticker outlasts the sprinter in life’s race. In America we breed many hares but not so many tortoises. – B. C. Forbes
The turtle stands on a turtle, which stands on a turtle. That’s the universe in whole, boy. It’s turtles all the way down. – Bill Willingham
A turtle without a shell is a very strange thing. Even with shells, turtles are very strange things, with their miniature elephant’s feet, parrot’s beak and ludicrous tail.
What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise. – Stephen Hawking
Moving like a tortoise, full of rigor mortis
We live in a culture full of hares; but the tortoise always wins
Men who wear turtlenecks look like turtles. – Doris Lilly
A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out – Korean Proverb
Turtles carry their homes on their backs. Running her finger over the tattoo, she tells him what her dad told her: They’re exposed and hidden at the same time. They’re a symbol of strength and perseverance. That’s very deep. – Christina Baker Kline
All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle – Ralph Waldo Emerson
You are absolutely free to describe me as a turtle or something. – Paul Giamatti
Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. – James Bryant
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