contempt is as frequently produced at first sight as love.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our wins and our losses.

…and he wasn't reconciled to dying. Dora told him he was going to a better world. "Mebbe, mebbe, " says poor Ben, "but I'm sorter used to the imperfections of this one.

Shout the truth, if you want to degoogle the google.” Says Bhutta

Every President reconstructs the Presidency to meet his own psychological needs.

n OthI n g can s urPas s the m y SteR y of s tilLnes s

Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development.

The Orenda is a powerful story from history, folklore and the imagination, based on the universality of human cruelty, superstition and perseverance. Wonderful writing.

The goal of all your hard work should be to make your reality everyone else's fantasy land.

Why is it that we always remember that people forget; but we always forget that they remember?I used to remember...but I forgot!

Some gems for the greatest of them all