He that plants trees loves others beside himself. Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732 British physician (1654 - 1734) That which we fear to touch is often the fabric of our salvation. Don DeLillo, White Noise Be gentle with the young. Juvenal Roman poet & satirist (55 AD - 127 AD) I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. Martha Washington US wife of George Washington 1759 (1732 - 1802) I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for my life to interpret my dreams. Susan Sontag US author & critic (1933 - ) The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do. Samuel P. Huntington If you are ever in doubt as to whether or not you should kiss a pretty girl, give her the benefit of the doubt. Thomas Carlyle Scottish author, essayist, & historian (1795 - 1881) A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. Greek proverb Keep true to the dreams of thy youth. Friedrich von Schiller German dramatist & poet (1759 - 1805) I can take any amount of criticism as long as I can consider it unqualified praise. Noel Coward English actor, dramatist, & songwriter (1899 - 1973) |