Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbor. Then all goes well -- he has changed his market-cart into a chariot of the sun. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity. -Italian proverb

"Instruction does much, but encouragement everything."
~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German writer & poet

Another one I can save to use......later.

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. -Rene Descartes

Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god. -Jean Rostand, biologist and philosopher (1894-1977)

A time will come when a politician who has wilfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own. -H.G. Wells, writer (1866-1946)

Still waiting for that time.....................

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses. -Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) [The New Dictionary of Thoughts]

For me, this is surprisingly profound from a surprising source ~ Sooz

"A degree is not an education, and the confusion on this point is perhaps the gravest weakness in American thinking about education."
~ Dolly Parton

"Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20 years or more of peace to make a man; it takes only 20 seconds of war to destroy him."

King Baudouin I of Belgium

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.

Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge."
~ Daniel Boorstin, historian & former Librarian to the US Congress

Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors. -Lewis H. Lapham, editor (b. 1935)

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.

-Aristotle, philosopher

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
~ George Orwell

Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. -Mary Ellen Kelly

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. -Charles Hughes

"Be curious, not judgmental."
~ Walt Whitman

"You can't have an island of excellence in a sea of indifference."
~ Dr. Ernest Boyer, Carnegie Foundation

Life cannot be classified in terms of a simple neurological ladder, with human beings at the top; it is more accurate to talk of different forms of intelligence, each with its strengths and weaknesses. This point was well demonstrated in the minutes before last December's tsunami, when tourists grabbed their digital cameras and ran after the ebbing surf, and all the 'dumb' animals made for the hills. -B.R. Myers, author (b. 1963)

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."
~ Carl Jung

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”
~ Naguib Mahfouz, writer

There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor. -George Santayana, philosopher (1863-1952)

"Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open."
~ Sir James Dewar

Yes!

I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library. -Jorge Luis Borges, writer (1899-1986)