The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

They had a dispute about a night out with the boys. But he finally decided to let her go.

They had a dispute about a night out with the boys. But he finally decided to let her go.

Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.

Nobody's interested in sweetness and light.

What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

What is forgiven is usually well remembered.

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see read more

We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody.

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we read more

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.

The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.

A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; read more

A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.