Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble. ~Philip Melanchthen
The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them. ~William Lawrence Bragg
Tens of thousands who could never afford to own, feed and stable a horse, had by this bright invention enjoyed the swiftness of motion which is perhaps the most fascinating feature of material life. ~Frances Willard, How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle
It doesn't make much difference what you study, as long as you don't like it. ~Finley Peter Dunne
Life be not so short but that there is always time for courtesy. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future. ~Author Unknown
A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click. ~Author Unknown
There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap." ~Carrie Fisher
Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature. ~Harold Coffin
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain. ~Thomas Jefferson
Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what you've been up to. ~Author Unknown
The modern airplane creates a new geographical dimension. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. There are no distant places any longer: the world is small and the world is one. ~Wendell Willkie
Idleness begets ennui, ennui the hypochondriac, and that a diseased body. No laborious person was ever yet hysterical. ~Thomas Jefferson, 1787
History, as long as it continues to happen, is always another chance. ~R. Jackson Wilson
Help your brother's boat across, and your own will reach the shore. ~Hindu Proverb
The story of America's quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots. ~Randy Vader
Laziness will cause you pain. ~Slogan on T-shirt worn at the Vee Arnis Jitsu School of Self-Defense
God and angels don't get paid even though theirs is some of the most important work around. Ditto for volunteers. ~Cherishe Archer
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. ~Sacha Guitry, Elles et toi, 1948
For visions come not to polluted eyes. ~Mary Howitt
When we ask advice we are usually looking for an accomplice. ~Charles Varlet de La Grange, Pensees, 1872
When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world. ~Author Unknown
The universal joy of Christmas is certainly wonderful. We ring the bells when princes are born, or toll a mournful dirge when great men pass away. Nations have their red-letter days, their carnivals and festivals, but once in the year and only once, the whole world stands still to celebrate the advent of a life. ~Author Unknown
To trade a childhood wonder for a plausible explanation - is there a worst trade one makes in life? ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
