For the first time in history, sex is more dangerous than the cigarette afterward. ~Jay Leno
You are a puppet, but in the hands of the infinite, which may be your own. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
There is nothing touches our imagination so much as a beautiful woman in a plain dress. ~Joseph Addison
The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor. ~Author Unknown
That which we call sin in others is experiment for us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Experience," Essays, 1844
If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger. ~Frank Lloyd Wright
"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~Franklin P. Jones
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand. ~Emily Kimbrough
In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Self Reliance," Essays, 1841
Little boldness is needed to assail the opinions and practices of notoriously wicked men; but to rebuke great and good men for their conduct, and to impeach their discernment, is the highest effort of moral courage. ~William Lloyd Garrison
Delusion about history is a serious matter; it can gravely affect the history that is waiting to be made. ~John Terraine
New York is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village - the visible symbol of aspiration and faith, the white plume saying the way is up! ~E.B. White
Some people say man is the most dangerous animal on the planet. Obviously those people have never met an angry cat. ~Lillian Johnson
Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. ~H.L. Mencken
Draft beer, not people. ~Attributed to Bob Dylan
Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God. ~Augustine
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski
Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us. ~Robert S. Lynd
How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast has this glorious starry firmament for a roof! In such places standing alone on the mountain-top it is easy to realize that whatever special nests we make - leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or tents or piled stone - we all dwell in a house of one room - the world with the firmament for its roof - and are sailing the celestial spaces without leaving any track. ~John Muir How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will. ~Albert Einstein
Invest a few moments in thinking. It will pay good interest. ~Author Unknown
The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple. ~Doris Janzen Longacre
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. ~Aldous Huxley, Music at Night and Other Essays