Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded. ~William Hazlitt, Characteristics, 1823
Bear shame and glory with an equal peace and an ever tranquil heart. ~Bhagavad Gita
It's not what if, it's what now. ~Author Unknown
Fish and visitors smell in three days. ~Benjamin Franklin
I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. ~Isaac Newton
Journalists aren't supposed to praise things. It's a violation of work rules almost as serious as buying drinks with our own money or absolving the CIA of something. ~P.J. O'Rourke
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. ~Robert Benchley
The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. ~Dudley Moore
Billy Crystal: "Yeah, but what's that one thing?"
A man gives many question marks, however, a woman is a whole mystery. ~Diana Sturm
History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. ~Voltaire
Charisma is a fancy name given to the knack of giving people your full attention. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Writing is a struggle against silence. ~Carlos Fuentes
Man is never alone. Acknowledged or unacknowledged, that which dreams through him is always there to support him from within. ~Laurence van der Post
A fine is a tax for doing something wrong. A tax is a fine for doing something right. Author Unknown
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it. ~Attributed to both Jim Goodwin and Sydney J. Harris
A good teacher is a master of simplification and an enemy of simplism. ~Louis A. Berman
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then. ~Katherine Hepburn
History is never above the melee. It is not allowed to be neutral, but forced to enlist in every army. ~Allan Nevins, The Gateway to History
In the ideal sense nothing is uninteresting; there are only uninterested people. ~Brooks Atkinson
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ~Emile Zola
I do not believe in God, for that implies an effort of the will - I see God everywhere! ~Jean Favre
Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated. ~Erma Bombeck
I intend to live forever. So far, so good. ~Steven Wright