Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Category: Fortune
It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within ones own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled. – Buddha Category: Fortune
There is something in the misfortune of our best friends which does not displease us. – Proverb Category: Fortune
Women know not the whole of their coquetry. – François Duc de la Rochefoucauld, Maxims Category: Flirting
Literature—our great archive of human expression… – Sven Birkerts (b.1951), “Resisting the Kindle,” The Atlantic, 2009 March 2nd Category: Literature
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. – Gabriel Garcia Marquez Category: fathersday