Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. – W. Somerset Maugham, The Summing Up, 1938

Things sweet the taste prove in digestion sour. – William Shakespeare, King Richard the Second, 1595

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. РAntoine de Saint-Exup̩ry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by

You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too. – Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar