Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. William Dement on dreams
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish. Demosthenes on speech
Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals. Denham on ambition
Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by our beginnings know. John Denham on age
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid...for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy on courage
The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly. Peter DeVries on marriage
The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character. Peter DeVries on marriage
The road to success is filled with women pushing their husbands along. Thomas R. Dewar on success
Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment. John Dewey on change
Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving. John Dewey on conflict
Independent self people (would be) a counterproductive anachronism in the collective society of the future [...] (where) people will be defined by their associations. John Dewey on individuality
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. The Dhammapada on being
Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death. The Dhammapada on death
The traveller has reached the end of the journey! The Dhammapada on freedom
Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men. The Dhammapada on friendship
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. The Dhammapada on heaven
Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man... The Dhammapada on religion
There are men steady and wise whose body, words and mind are self-controlled. They are the men of supreme self-control. The Dhammapada on self-control
Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell. The Dhammapada on want
Wise men argue causes, and fools decide them. Anacharsis on argument