I am as light as a slice of bread.

- Kristofferson

Eventus stultorum magister

Half of life is happiness. The other half is hardship.

People are not blessed with happiness. One can only achieve true happiness by putting forth the necessary effort. By putting forth the effort to forget hardship, and effort to be happy.

- Sai-ou

"Well, I'll take you there, and we'll get...
the foie gras with Roquefort-stuffed fig...
Scottish wood pigeon with cabbage and porcini cassoulet...
And the chocolate mousse with raspberries and hazelnut macaroon.

You'll want to eat with me for the rest of your life."

- Simon Stein

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of a candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

- Buddha

I love deadlines. I especially love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

- Douglas Adams

The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold

Since you went away the days grow long
And soon Ill hear old winters song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall

What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
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- William Wordsworth

You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise it's just a cage.

- Esmeralda Weatherwax

I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
John Wayne (1907 - 1979)