I guessed life was like that. You gained and you lost, and if you saved anything from the ruins, even if only a shred of self-respect, it was enough to take you through the next bit.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.

Thomas Hobbes

How hard to realize that every camp of men or beast has this glorious starry firmament for a roof! In such places standing alone on the mountaintop it is easy to realize that whatever special nests we make---leaves and moss like the marmots and birds, or tents or piled stone---we all dwell in a house of one room---the world with a firmament for its roof---and are sailing the celestial spaces without leaving any track.

John Muir, John of the Mountains

Writing is a craft not an art.

William Zinsser

She has given you something of value: the truth in her heart.

Lloyd Alexander

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

Patrick Rothfuss

No man who is in a hurry is quite civilized.

Will Durant

If you can kill animals, the same attitude can kill human beings. The mentality is the same which exploits nature and which creates wars.

Satish Kumar

Like I said, I've got too much respect for women to marry them, but that doesn't mean you can't support them emotionally and financially.

Sylvester Stallone

He whose hand is clasped in friendship cannot throw mud.

Source Unknown

One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.

Jane Austen

There's no reward in life without risk.

Barry J. Farber

Zonder poes komt het nooit helemaal goed

Midas Dekkers