Archives - September 2018

Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day.

There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.

What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable.

I went to a restaurant that serves “breakfast anytime.” So I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.

The most trying hours in life are between four o'clock and the evening meal. A cup of tea at this time adds a lot of comfort and happiness.

All the uglinesses of the world can best be forgotten in the beauty of nature!

It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit to forgive them for having witnessed your own.

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.

When you retire, you switch bosses --- from the one who hired you to the one who married you.

September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Knowledge of history frees us to be contemporary.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life --- to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

The elderly don't drive that badly; they're just the only ones with time to do the speed limit.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

In your so-called dreary life, all the rainbow colors are there --- just close your eyes and dream them. Soon enough they will be real, if you believe in your own colors

Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t, it is of no use.

Your Business clothes are naturally attracted to staining liquids. This attraction is strongest just before an important meeting.

I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.

Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.

Keep as near as ever you can to the first sources of supply --- fruits and vegetables.

Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window.

If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.

I believe half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.

So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health.

What art offers is space --- a certain breathing room for the spirit.

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character.

Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.