Propose to any englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of...

A man who works beyond the surface of things,though he may be wrong himself, yet he clears the way for...

Like the wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners...

Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine arts; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest to reach true...

The problem most people have with resisting temptation is that they never really want to discourage it altogether. Steve Martini

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. Henry Kissinger, Wilson Library Bulletin, March 1979

Happines is like mercury. Hard to hold, and when we drop it, it shatters into a million pieces. Maybe the...

If you want to endure life, prepare yourself for death. Sigmund Freud, his essay on war & death

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. Indira Gandhi, quoted by Christian Science Monitor, May 17, 1982

What really keeps me going is the constant belief that it could all disappear tomorrow. Phil Donahue