Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. Johann Von Schiller on patience
All truth passes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Second it is violently opposed. Third it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer on change
Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed. Arthur Schopenhauer on sleep
Medicine, law, business, engineering. These are noble pursuits. And necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love. These are what we stay alive for. (Dead Poet's Society) Tom Schulman on business
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. Albert Schweitzer on cats
Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality. Albert Schweitzer on respect
A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day. Albert Schweitzer on success
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. Sir Walter Scott on adversity
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! Sir Walter Scott on deceit
To all, to each, a fair good-night, And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light. Sir Walter Scott on dreams
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted. Sir Walter Scott on family
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love. Sir Walter Scott on love
He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit, He that leaps the wide gulf should prevail in his suit. Sir Walter Scott on success
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken! Sir Walter Scott on words
Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead. Scottish Proverb on happiness
Humankind has not woven the web of life.< Chief Seattle on inspiration
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. Pete Seeger on education
Doubt begins only at the last frontiers of what is possible. Giovanni J. Seingalt on doubt
Most advice on child-rearing is sought in the hope that it will confirm our prior convictions. If the parent had wished to proceed in a certain way but was made insecure by opposing opinions of neighbors, friends, or relatives, then it gives him great comfort to find his ideas seconded by an expert. Bruno Bettelheim on advice