Exile, for no other motive than ease, would be the last defeat, with no seed of future victory in it.
—Lois McMaster Bujold (American Writer)
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
—Charlie Chaplin (British Actor)
Above all things, reverence yourself.
—Pythagoras (Greek Philosopher)
Choose your neighbor before you buy your house.
—African Proverb
Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
—Eldridge Cleaver (American Activist)
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the by-standers cruel.
—Thomas Buxton, 1st Baronet (British Religious Figure)
If everything’s under control, you’re going too slow.
—Mario Andretti (Italian-American Racing Driver)
The study of science teaches young men to think, while study of the classics teaches them to express thought.
—John Stuart Mill (English Philosopher, Economist)
Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself, but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you.
—Stewart Edward White (American Adventure Writer)
Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.
—Donna Tartt (American Novelist)
A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.
—Alan Watts (British-American Philosopher)
In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody.—One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force—a malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.
—Sophie Swetchine (Russian Mystic, Writer)
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
—Percy Bysshe Shelley (English Poet)
Waiting is one of life’s hardships.
—Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) (American Author)