Life, not the parson, teaches conduct. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The mad are happy, the sane ignorant; those of us stuck on the sane side of madness or the mad fringe of sanity are in a purgatorial cage. ~Anonymous
War is never a solution; it is an aggravation. ~Benjamin Disraeli
Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven. ~Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies, 1928
He who opens a school door, closes a prison. ~Victor Hugo
If four or five guys tell you that you're drunk, even though you know you haven't had a thing to drink, the least you can do is to lie down a little while. ~Joseph Schenck
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. ~Winston Churchill
"Thou shalt not kill" does not apply to murder of one's own kind only, but to all living beings; and this Commandment was inscribed in the human breast long before it was proclaimed from Sinai. ~Leo Tolstoy
A Proper Tea is much nicer than a Very Nearly Tea, which is one you forget about afterwards. ~A.A. Milne
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act. ~G.K. Chesterton
Keep a thing seven years and it's bound to come in handy. ~Russian Proverb
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. ~A.A. Milne
Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. ~Countess of Blessington
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
He's turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he's miserable and depressed. ~Harry Kalas, on Garry Maddox, 1981
It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when e suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth we have spoken it. ~Whitney Griswold
Everybody should believe in something; I believe I'll have another drink. ~Author Unknown
History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right. ~Henry Ford
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. ~Kurt Vonnegut
Me carrying a briefcase is like a hot dog wearing earrings. ~Sparky Anderson
If I had my way I'd make health catching instead of disease. ~Robert Ingersoll
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. ~Elbert Hubbard, A Thousand and One Epigrams, 1911
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