To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us. Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832) Pride sullies the noblest character. Claudianus When deal...

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed) The greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion Humility1. Charles Caleb Co...

You must pray that the way be long, full of adventures and experiences. Constantine Peter Cavafy Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon man. Francis Cardinal1 Spellman (1889 - 1967) One single gratef...

Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend. Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744) There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues1. It is best,...

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserv...

Poverty is the schoolmaster of character. Antiphanes Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to...

Most things worth having require some sacrifice, usually more than you expect. Albert Ellis, Michael Abrams, Lidia Dengelegi, The Art Science of Rational Eating, 1992 We too often let the material things serve as indicators1 that were doing...

It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), Treasury1 for the Free World, 1946 There is hardly a political question in the United...

A garden, you know, is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician. Accordingly, I have purchased a few acres about nine miles from town, have built a house, and am cultivating a garden. Alexander Hamilton (1755 - 1804), Letter to Char...

Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people. Adrian Mitchell Its easier to quote poets than to read them. Allison Barrows, Preteena, 09-30-06 There exist only three beings worthy1 of respect: the priest, the soldi...