There are two kinds of people in the world: the Givers and the Takers. The difference between the two is that the Takers eat well, and the Givers sleep well at night. – Joy Mills

All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point. – Robert Collier

But is it not the fact that religion emanates from the nature, from the moral state of the individual? Is it not therefore true that unless the nature be completely exercised, the moral state harmonized, the religion cannot be healthy? – Harriet Martineau

Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for – Lawrence Block

Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772 – 1834

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. – Chinese proverb

For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously. – George Gissing

Patience and perseverance have a magical affect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. – John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. – Arthur Koestler (1905-1983)

Indecision regarding the choice among pleasures temporarily robs a man of inner peace. After due reflection, he attains joy by turning away from the lower pleasures and seeking the higher ones. – I Ching (1150 BC)