We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book read more

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.

Happiness is too many things these days for anyone lo wish il on anyone lightly. So let's just wish each read more

Happiness is too many things these days for anyone lo wish il on anyone lightly. So let's just wish each other a bileless New Year and leave it at that

No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and read more

No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which all date their time, and count upon what is left. It is the nativity of our common Adam.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the read more

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and read more

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my read more

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.

Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits.

Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can read more

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

It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets.

It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets.