Hope is the poor man's bread. ~Gary Herbert
There is no one who does not exaggerate. In conversation, men are encumbered with personality, and talk too much. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. ~Christopher Morley
Open your heart - open it wide; someone is standing outside. ~Quoted in Believe: A Christmas Treasury by Mary Engelbreit
Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive. ~Robert Lynd
The poem... is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see - it is, rather, a light by which we may see - and what we see is life. ~Robert Penn Warren, Saturday Review, 22 March 1958
Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched. ~Guy de Maupassant
Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. ~Alice Walker
What holy cities are to nomadic tribes - a symbol of race and a bond of union - great books are to the wandering souls of men: they are the Meccas of the mind. ~G.E. Woodberry
Darkness cannot put out the Light. It can only make God brighter. ~Author Unknown
Perhaps nobody has changed the course of history as much as the historians. ~Franklin P. Jones
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. ~Author Unknown
Life was a damned muddle - a football game with everyone offside and the referee gotten rid of - everyone claiming the referee would have been on his side. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
Is the glass half empty, half full, or twice as large as it needs to be? ~Author Unknown
She looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. ~Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversation
When I die I shall be content to vanish into nothingness.... No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever.... I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it. ~H.L. Mencken
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. ~Ted Koppel
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. ~Jean Cocteau
There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age. ~Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
If it ain't caffeinated, it ain't coffee! ~Author Unknown
Dance is a delicate balance between perfection and beauty. ~Author Unknown
There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile. ~Attributed to both Zig Ziglar and Dr. Kenneth McFarland
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ~Mahatma Gandhi
Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself. ~Alfred Sheinwold