Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend. ~Walter Savage Landor The purpose of life is a life of purpose. ~Robert Byrne To have…

The goodness of the true pun is in the direct ratio of its intolerability. ~Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia, 1849 A pun is a short quip followed by a long groan.…

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. ~Author Unknown [Psychoanalysis] is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a…

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving…

No man but feels more of a man in the world if he have a bit of ground that he can call his own. However small it is on the…

Promises are like babies: easy to make, hard to deliver. ~Author Unknown Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent…

Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations…. They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them "operators" or…

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. ~William James Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. ~Don Marquis Only Robinson Crusoe had…

We are each burdened with prejudice; against the poor or the rich, the smart or the slow, the gaunt or the obese. It is natural to develop prejudices. It is…

If nature had arranged that husbands and wives should have children alternatively, there would never be more than three in a family. ~Lawrence Housman If pregnancy were a book they…

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent. ~Henry Ward Beecher God punishes…

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. ~Charles Darwin My poverty is not complete: it…

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour Politicians are like diapers. They…

The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius. ~Author Unknown If, after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the…

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. ~Leonard Cohen Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder,…

Men may scoff, and men may pray, but they pay every pleasure with a pain. ~William Henley Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most…

You can fall in love at first sight with a place as with a person. ~Alec Waugh Some places speak distinctly. Certain dank gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain…

When I study philosophical works I feel I am swallowing something which I don't have in my mouth. ~Albert Einstein Philosophy is nothing but common sense in a dress suit.…

We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation. ~Francois De La Rochefoucauld A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is…

There are truths on this side of the Pyranees, which are falsehoods on the other. ~Blaise Pascal If you do not raise your eyes you will think that you are…

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. ~Henry Ward Beecher The road to success is dotted…

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ~Harriet Braiker Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. ~Goethe…

The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960 Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs…

We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace. ~William Ewart Gladstone If…

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.…

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? ~Paul Sweeney Patience is something you admire…

A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body. ~André Maurois The past is not a package one can lay away. ~Emily…

We welcome passion, for the mind is briefly let off duty. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960 Love is often gentle, desire always a rage. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's…

After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they'd have simply sent champagne and…

You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always…