There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. – William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1600
Destiny has two ways of crushing us — by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them. – Henri Frederic Amiel
The reverse side also has a reverse side. – Japanese Proverb
At high tide the fish eat ants; at low tide the ants eat fish. – Thai Proverb
It takes a while, but eventually we appreciate that the people who were always there for the special occasions of our youth had other things to do. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue. – Anatole France
Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my way across the room. – William Hazlitt, Sketches and Essays, 1839
The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. – Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
There is but an inch of difference between the cushioned chamber and the padded cell. – Gilbert Keith Chesterton
The long way around is the shortcut when everybody knows the shortcut. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming through a doorway, it means nothing. If you see him coming through a window — that is at once interesting. – Billy Wilder
Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor. – Abe Lemons
A hole is nothing at all, but you can still break your neck in it. – Author Unknown
To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than. – Oscar Holmolka
Perhaps there should be one day a week when you tackle your “Things I Gotta Undo” list. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
If the day ever comes when everything worth doing has been done, there will be plenty worth undoing. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
When those waiters ask me if I want some fresh ground pepper, I ask if they have any aged pepper. – Andy Rooney
If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues? – John Churton Collins, Aphorisms in the English Review, 1914
We have them just where they want us. – James T. Kirk
Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not. – George Bernard Shaw
