Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. Aldous Huxley, Vendeta for the Western World, 1945 English critic & novelist (1894 - 1963) Free men cannot start a war, but once it is started, they can fight on in defeat. Herd men, followers of a leader, cannot do that, and so it is always the herd men who win battles and the free men who win wars. John Steinbeck, The Moon is Down US novelist (1902 - 1968) The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops—no, but the kind of man the country turns out. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Society and Solitude US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength. Lao-Tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it. Helen Keller US blind & deaf educator (1880 - 1968) Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. Abigail Adams, 1780 US wife of John Adams 1764 (1744 - 1818) Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao-Tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) We would never learn to be patient if there were only joy in the world. Helen Keller US blind & deaf educator (1880 - 1968) The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it. Woodrow Wilson 28th president of US (1856 - 1924) Es tan corto el amor, y tan largo el olvido. <br> (Love is so short, and forgetting is so long.) Pablo Neruda Chilean dilpomat & poet (1904 - 1973) |