Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. – Mark Twain Category: Customs
The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement. – John Stuart Mill Category: Customs
Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste. – Carter Burwell Category: Death
Who sees all beings in his own Self, and his own Self in all beings, loses all fear. – Isa Upanishad Category: Equality
I would go to heaven, but I would take my hell; I would not go alone. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Hmmm
Theres a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over – and to let go. It means leaving whats over without denying its value. – Ellen Goodman Category: relationship
