We have the ability to survive anything except ourselves. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife Category: Philosophical
The silkworm spins out his life, and, wrapping himself in his labor, dies. – Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-1866), “Religion in Disease,” 1865 Category: Philosophical
It requires a great deal of faith for a man to be cured by his own placebos. – John L. McClenahan Category: Philosophical
It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking. – Julius Caesar Category: Fear
There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for granted relationship. – Iris Murdoch Category: Marriage
I found out that colonels can stay until they drop dead or get a walker and being a critical medical specialty as an Army trained emergency room doctor, I could stay until age 67. – Gerald Griffin Category: Medical