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.

The folks you help won't remember it and the folks you hurt won't ever forget it.

The folks you help won't remember it and the folks you hurt won't ever forget it.

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months read more

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.

We are not put on earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always read more

We are not put on earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.

He is great enough that is his own master.

He is great enough that is his own master.

Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always.

Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always.

Any boy can get a girl, it takes a man to keep one.

Any boy can get a girl, it takes a man to keep one.

He early on let her know who is the boss. He looked her right in the eye and clearly said, read more

He early on let her know who is the boss. He looked her right in the eye and clearly said, "You're the boss.".

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art read more

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.