No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Category: Independence
There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon ones self. – John Gay Category: Independence
There is no such thing as a great man or a great woman. People believe in them, just as they used to believe in unicorns and dragons. The greatest man or woman is ninety-nine per cent just like yourself. – George Bernard Shaw, 1932 Category: Unicorns
True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of tracks in the snow. – Edward Hoagland Category: Solitude
Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me. – A. N. Wilson Category: Death