Archives - December 2005

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.

Strong reasons make strong actions.

There's really no fun in being sensible all the time....

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past.

I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose.

Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them.

Early morning cheerfulness can be extremely obnoxious.

There is nothing worse then a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

I have plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Always be a little kinder than necessary.

I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

Life is not what one lived, but rather what one remembers, and how it is remembered to tell the tale.

Tact is, after all, a kind of mind reading.

There's no fool like an old fool --- you can't beat experience.

To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.

Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.

I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

The cold was our pride, the snow was our beauty. It fell and fell, lacing day and night together in a milky haze, making everything quieter as it fell, so that winter seemed to partake of religion in a way no other season did, hushed, solemn.

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.

All change is a miracle to contemplate;
But it is a miracle which is taking place every second.

A pleasure is not full grown until it is remembered.

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

You must not think me necessarily foolish because I am facetious, nor will I consider you necessarily wise because you are grave.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.