Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim. I Ching on change
The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres. I Ching on change
The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. I Ching on character
Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven. I Ching on creation
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. I Ching on goodness
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune. I Ching on humility
It is an inexorable Law of Nature that bad must follow good, that decline must follow a rise. To feel that we can rest on our achievements is a dangerous fallacy. Inner strength can overcome anything that occurs outside. I Ching on strength
...Insidious is the cry for 'revolution,' at a time when not even the germs of new institutions exist, let alone the moral and political consciousness that could lead to a basic modification of social life. If there will be a 'revolution' in America today, it will no doubt be a move towards some variety of fascism. We must guard against the kind of revolutionary rhetoric that would have had Karl Marx burn down the British Museum because it was merely part of a repressive society. It would be criminal to overlook the serious flaws and inadequacies in our institutions, or to fail to utilize the substantial degree of freedom that most of us enjoy, within the framework of these flawed institutions, to modify them or even replace them by a better social order. One who pays some attention to history will not be surprised if those who cry most loudly that we must smash and destroy are later found among the administrators of some new system of repression. Noam Chomsky on change
Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day. Jesus Christ on anxiety
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Jesus Christ on religion
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. Chuang on dreams
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. Chuang-tzu on speech
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure. Winston Churchill on courage
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. Winston Churchill on fool
This is one of those cases in which the imagination is baffled by the facts. Winston Churchill on science
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. Winston Churchill on truth
A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him. Winston Churchill on war
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. John Ciardi on love
Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring. Colley Cibber on marriage