“Human nature is disposed to do good, just as water flows downward. There is no man that does not show this tendency to goodness.” ~Mencius
“Abandon the false and you are free of pain; truth makes happy, truth liberates.” ~Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj “If you want the truth, I’ll tell you …
“There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.” ~Sr. Mary Rose McGeady
“Perhaps of all the creations of man, language is the most astonishing.” ~Lytton Strachey
“In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals — we are constantly exhorting people to “come out of their shells” — but there’s a …
“In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.” ~Luigi Pirandello
“As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You’ll have your heart …
“Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.” ~Edward Young
“To label me an intellectual is a misunderstanding of what that is.” ~Dick Cavett
“True communication isn’t possible. Humans have their own perceptions of reality where they feel they connect with others. It’s only the lack of real communication …
“People who use computers to communicate, form friendships that sometimes form the basis of communities, but you have to be careful to not mistake the …
“Language is an instrument for the pursuit and control of meanings.” ~I. A. Richards
“It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.” ~R. K. Bergethon
“I was never less alone than when by myself.” ~Edward Gibbon on Loneliness
“Good instincts tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out.” ~Michael Burke
“Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful.” ~Annette Funicello
“I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile.” ~Charles de Lint “Life is like art. You have to work hard …
“Emptiness is the only thing one will understand in one’s precious era of life, which depends upon his level of mentality…If he finds out it …
5 October 2009 Waikatu River Taupo, New Zealand “True merit is like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.” ~Edward F. …
“The spring of love becomes hidden and soon filled up.” ~Max Muller
“The world is whole beyond human knowing.” ~Wendell Berry
“First sentences are doors to worlds.” ~Ursula K. LeGuin
“Words are all we have.” ~Samuel Beckett
“Writing is the supreme solace.” ~Somerset Maugham
“Without discipline, there is no life at all.” ~Katharine Hepburn
“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.” ~Ronald Reagan
“I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.” ~Buzz Aldrin
“Imaginative literature comes closer than other to being able to give an impression of truth.” ~John Hersey
“If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.” ~Ted Turner
“Everything that is created, begins in the mind.” ~Ruth Fishell
“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury; and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not …
“The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And on …
“I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to …
“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were …
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled …
“It’s all right letting yourself go as long as you can let yourself back.” ~Mick Jagger
“The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less.” ~Eldridge Cleaver
“Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true.” ~Elias Canetti
“We seek it here, we seek it there, we look for love everywhere! We expect it to come to us, usually through another person. All …