Today Quotes
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Everyone dies. Not everyone really lives.William Wallace, Braveheart
Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.Terry Pratchett, "Small Gods" (1992)
Be not simply good - be good for something.Henry David Thoreau
We are wise when we learn from one another. We are strong when we contain our impulses. We are honored when we honor others.Rabbi Mark David Finkel, Gov. Craig Benson Inaugural Speech, January 9, 2003
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.O. Henry, "A Ruler of Men."
You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.Frank Crane
Life is sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.O. Henry, "Gift of the Magi," 1906
I hope I never get so old I get religious.Ingmar Bergman
One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.Theodore Rubin