It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.

There is no such thing as liberty. You only change one sort of domination for another. All we can do is to choose our master.

David Herbert Lawrence

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Oscar Wilde, attributed, no sour

It is dangerous to confuse children with angels.

David Fyfe

A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive shortwave facilities scattered about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals.

Robert Maynard Hutchins

To teach is to learn twice.

Joseph Joubert

Therefore the skilful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

SunTzu

I'm not really cool, or dashing, or any of those things.

Scott Thompson

The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring, without autumn, it is always fresh.

Rumi

You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

Jon Kabat Zinn

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical.

John Fowles

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

William Shenstone

My goal? To test out every diet and exercise regimen on planet earth and figure out which work best. I sweated, I cooked, I learned to pole dance. In the end, I lost weight, lowered my cholesterol and doubled my energy level. I feel better than I ever have.

A. J. Jacobs