Virtue would not travel so far if vanity did not keep her company. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680) Category: Virtue
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. – Henry David Thoreau Category: Virtue
I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot. – Twyla Tharp Category: History
Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity. – Erma Bombeck Category: Housework
To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. – Wendell Berry Category: Hope