At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.

Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.

We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, read more

Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, hopefully, more than instinctive killers and selfish brutes. Why take such a dim view of our potentialities and capabilities?

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. -Anonymous (Greek Proverb).

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. -Anonymous (Greek Proverb).

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of read more

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. . -Lin Yutang.