Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right. ~H.L. Mencken, 1956
The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
Conservatives say teaching sex education in the public schools will promote promiscuity. With our education system? If we promote promiscuity the same way we promote math or science, they've got nothing to worry about. ~Beverly Mickins
Cats only pretend to be domesticated if they think there's a bowl of milk in it for them. ~Robin Williams
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it. ~Frank M. Garafola
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner. ~Charles Caleb Colton
Our house is clean enough to be healthy, and dirty enough to be happy. ~Author Unknown
When I work I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired. ~Pablo Picasso
Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude. ~E.P. Powell
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars. ~Edgar Watson Howe, Country Town Sayings, 1911
Your body is built for walking. ~Gary Yanker
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. ~Henry van Dyke
Let America realize that self-scrutiny is not treason. Self-examination is not disloyalty. ~Richard Cardinal Cushing
Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. ~James Baldwin
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ~Arabic Proverb
There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats. ~Elton John
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. ~Rabindranath Tagore
There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Death is a word. He lives and grander grows.
Paradoxical as it sounds, many intellectuals prefer life in the mud to life in clear water. ~Martin H. Fischer
Don't accept rides from strange men - and remember that all men are as strange as hell. ~Robin Morgan
He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven. ~Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, What Will He Do With It?
You might be a nurse if you firmly believe that "too stupid to live" should be a diagnosis. ~Author Unknown
Nature's laws affirm instead of prohibit. If you violate her laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman. ~Luther Burbank
