“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” Continue reading
Iris Murdoch on Nature
“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” Continue reading
Quentin Crisp Wisdom Quote
“Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.” Continue reading
Aristotle on Humor
“Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.” Continue reading
H. L. Mencken on Money
“The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.” Continue reading
Mohandas Gandhi on Forgiveness
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Continue reading
Saint Augustine on Hope
“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” Continue reading
Epicurus on Death
“It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.” Continue reading
Thomas Sowell on History and Society
“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.” Continue reading
Robert W. Sarnoff on Finance
“Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears.” Continue reading
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