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Moderation

The choicest pleasures of life l…

26 Sep , 2009  

The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation. Tupper

Books

The chief glory of every people …

26 Sep , 2009  

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors. Johnson, Samuel

Evolution

The evolution of man is the evol…

26 Sep , 2009  

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and “consciousness” cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and “will” cannot evolve involuntarily. The evolution of man is the evolution of his power of doing, and “doing” cannot be the result of things which “happen.” Gurdjieff

Pride

The essence of a self-reliant an…

26 Sep , 2009  

The essence of a self-reliant and autonomous culture is an unshakable egoism. Mencken, H.L.

Envy

The envious man grows lean at th…

26 Sep , 2009  

The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor. Horace

World

The entire lower world was creat…

26 Sep , 2009  

The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One. Zohar

Speech

The educated Southerner has no u…

26 Sep , 2009  

The educated Southerner has no use for an ‘R’, except at the beginning of a word. Twain, Mark

Adversity

The drowning man is not troubled…

26 Sep , 2009  

The drowning man is not troubled by ra Persian Proverb

Creation

The double law of attraction and…

26 Sep , 2009  

The double law of attraction and radiation or of sympathy and antipathy, of fixedness and movement, which is the principle of Creation, and the perpetual cause of life. Pike, Albert

Change

The dogmas of the quiet past are…

26 Sep , 2009  

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we mustrise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. Lincoln, Abraham

Animals

The dog was created especially f…

26 Sep , 2009  

The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic. Beecher, Henry Ward

Change

The doctrine that the earth is n…

26 Sep , 2009  

The doctrine that the earth is neither the center of the universe nor immovable, but moves even with a daily rotation, is absurd, and both philosophically and theologically false, and at the least an error of faith. (Decision against Galileo) Roman Congregation