I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. – Mexican Proverb
If you cry “Forward,” you must make plain in what direction to go. – Anton Chekhov
To live in scarcity is to worry about the cost of food; to live in abundance is to worry about who else you can invite for dinner. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife
A senseless tragedy remains forever tragic, but it is up to us whether it remains forever senseless. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
A full heart has room for everything and an empty heart has room for nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
The best rose-bush, after all, is not that which has the fewest thorns, but that which bears the finest roses. – Henry Van Dyke
All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason. – John Henry Cardinal Newman
Presence is more than just being there. – Malcolm S. Forbes, The Further Sayings of Chairman Malcolm
No man sees far; the most see no farther than their noses. – Thomas Carlyle, “Count Cagliostro,” 1833
Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation. – Benjamin Disraeli
Injury, when it is slight, upsets me; when it is strong it calms me. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse below and dreams of home. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. – Andre Gide
The answer to poverty is not charity, the solution to abortion is not laws, the key to saving the environment is not recycling. As Thoreau so wisely noted, we must strike at the root, not hack at the branches. – Terri Guillemets, “Comfort is not always the best medicine,” 1995
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root… – Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854
An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. – William Bernbach
I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
How long has it been since someone touched part of you other than your body? – Terri Guillemets
The judicial mind is too commonly characterized by a regard for a fourth decimal as the equal of a whole number. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)
Eventually you realize that not all opposing viewpoints come from people who oppose you. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
