Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in a few words. Aprocrypha Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation. Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen. Bob Marl...

To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility as a free man. Alan Paton (1903 - 1988) He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god...

A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water. Carl Reiner In the bleak1 midwinter Frosty wind made moan2, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak...

Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. Anthony Burgess (1917 - 1993) It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward1. Baltasar Gracian Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healt...

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) Maxims1 for Revolutionists The secret of success is sincerity2. Once you can fake that youve got it made. Jean Giraudoux (1...

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed) Seek simplicity1, and distrust it. Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947) It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more ef...

Silence is a text easy to misread. A. A. Attanasio, The Eagle and the Sword Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), (attributed) Better to remain silent and be though...

It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters. Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC) Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. Its much sexier than any body part. Aimee Mullins, Oprah Magazine, May...

Be alert1 to give service. What counts a great deal in life is what we do for others. Anonymous2 Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error. Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881) While you are not able to serve men, how can...

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880) Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity1, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires. Lao...