Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.

What were once vices are the fashion of the day.

Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

Rummaging in our souls, we often dig up something that ought to have lain there unnoticed.

Leo Tolstoy

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

William Shakespeare

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security.

William F. Buckley, Jr.

Joy and grief are never far apart. In the same street the shutters of one house are closed while the curtains of the next are brushed by the shadows of the dance. A wedding party returns from the church; and a funeral winds to its door. The smiles and

Robert Eldridge Willmott

We've got to win this battle, and we will. We have to win the peace.

Al D'Amato

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

Confucius

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

John Churton Collins

But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes.

Cindy Crawford

The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.

M Scott Peck

The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.

Professor William Buechner

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

Pearl S. Buck