Prayer
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…