"This above all: to thine own self be true."~William Shakespeare "...a man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions."~Marcus Aurelius "Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue."~from Sleepy Hollow. "The sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit."~Anne Frank "Not every one is called to be a lawyer, a physician, a philosopher, to live in the public eye, nor has everyone outstanding gifts of natural capacity, but all of us are created for the life of social duty, all are responsible for the personal influence which goes forth from us."~Vittorino de Feltre "Once you place that crown of a liar upon your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time."~Terry Goodkind, from Soul of the Fire "I expect to pass through this life but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow being, let me do now, for I shall not pass this way again."~William Penn "No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full."~Lucius Cornelius Sulla "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Men seek shelter in the shade of a dream."~Robert Payne, from The Dream and the Tomb "If I can stop one heart from breaking, then I shall not live in vain."~Emily Dickinson "No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit."~Helen Keller "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else."~Charles Dickens "The soul that perpetually overflows with kindness and sympathy will always be cheerful."~Parke Godwin "One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love."~Sophocles "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."~Kenny Rogers "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."~John A. Shredd "Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."~Helen Keller "...truth isn't always appearance."~from Sleepy Hollow "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."~Henry David Thoreau "There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life - happiness, freedom and peace of mind - are always attained by giving them to someone else."~Peyton Conway March "Man enjoys the happiness he feels, woman the happiness she gives. This
difference, so essential and so rarely noticed, has a very perceptible influence on the whole of their respective behavior. The pleasure of one is the satisfaction of desires; the pleasure of the other is above all to create them. To please is for him only a method of success; but for her it is success itself."~ Choderlos de Laclos "Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine."~Ralph Waldo Emerson "Your life is yours alone. Rise up and live it."~Terry Goodkind, from Faith of the Fallen "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."~Albert Einstein "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."~Henry David Thoreau "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid one hundred days of sorrow."~Chinese Proverb "Great work is done by people who are not afraid to be great."~Fernando Flores "It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It is not what we intend but what we do that makes us useful. And, it is not a few faint wishes but a lifelong struggle that makes us valiant."~Henry Ward Beecher "Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what
dies inside us while we live."~Norman Cousins "Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be
born."~Dale Turner "Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is at their heels."~Bertolt Brecht "Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing
still."~Chinese Proverb "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate
cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."~Martin Luther King, Jr. "Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny."~Carl Schurz "Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house.
Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door
neighbor. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.
Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face,
kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm
greeting."~Mother Teresa
