Time brings an end to everything. We should not mistake for a tragedy what is no more than the passage of time.
If man were relieved of all superstition, and all prejudice, and had replaced these with a keen sensitivity to his real environment, and moreover had achieved a level of communication so simplified that one syllable could express his every thought, then he would have achieved the level of intelligence already achieved by his dog.
Sometimes it's worth getting lost to see who will come looking for us.
Today's Parenting Tip: Treat a difficult child the way you would your boss at work. Praise his achievements, ignore his tantrums and resist the urge to sit him down and explain to him how his brain is not yet fully developed.
There are three dimensions of time, two of which contain happier days.
As to the Seven Deadly Sins, I deplore Pride, Wrath, Lust, Envy and Greed. Gluttony and Sloth I pretty much plan my day around.
Every day ask yourself, "What would I do today if I were a better person?
The toughest test of good judgment is to know when to withhold your better judgment.
Life is a process by which a few desperate longings morph into a thousand meaningless wants.
Why be saddled with this thing called life expectancy? Of what relevance to an individual is such a statistic? Am I to concern myself with an allotment of days I never had and was never promised? Must I check off each day of my life as if I am subtracting from this imaginary hoard? No, on the contrary, I will add each day of my life to my treasure of days lived. And with each day, my treasure will grow, not diminish.
What a blessing to be alone with your thoughts when so many are alone with their inability to think.
Lend, by your imperfections, self-esteem to others, and you will be invited everywhere.
Sometimes two people need to step apart and make a space between that each might see the other anew, in a glance across a room or silhouetted against the moon.
Politicians don't lie, they misspeak. And they don't steal, they mispocket.
Do I rue a life wasted doing crosswords? Yes, but I do know the three-letter-word for regret.
You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest.
It is still possible to have friendly discourse in America, as long as you don't bring up any subject.
It helps if you don't see it as traffic but rather as thousands of individuals resolved to press on another day.
No one complains of being a prisoner of love who has ever been a prisoner of loneliness.
So often our greatest triumph is a willing surrender.
For centuries, man believed that the sun revolves around the earth. Centuries later, he still thinks that time moves clockwise.
Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius.
There is no tomorrow. There is only a planet turning on its axis, and a creature given to optimistic fancies.
It finally happened. I got the GPS lady so confused, she said, "In one-quarter mile, make a legal stop and ask directions.
As a means to success, determination has this advantage over talent - that it does not have to be recognized by others.
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