I am not young enough to know everything. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei Italian astronomer & physicist (1564 - 1642) Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies. Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. Baltasar Gracian There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. Montesquieu, 1742 Doing a thing well is often a waste of time. Robert Byrne Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever. Chief Joseph, on his surrender to Gen. Howard, October 5, 1877 I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. Willa Cather US novelist (1873 - 1947) The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Dorothy Nevill Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling. Margaret Lee Runbeck |