To the confused, panicked, gullible, or half-educated...

"To the confused, panicked, gullible, or half-educated person, all answers seem equally valid." ~ Spanish Proverb

He is not only idle who does nothing, but...

"He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed." ~ Socrates

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies....

"Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him." ~ Eisenhower

Approach a goat from the back, a ....

"Approach a goat from the back, a horse from the front, and a stupid man from no direction whatsoever."~ Yiddish Folk Saying

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical ...

"I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself." ~ Florence Nightingale

A drop of water shall be returned

"A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring." ~ Chinese Proverb

Our doubts are traitorsAnd make us lose....

"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win,By fearing to attempt." ~ William Shakespeare

I come bearing an olive branch in one...

"I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand." ~ Yasser Arafat

Human beings are members of a whole.....

"Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.

If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.

If you have no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain." ~ Saadi

Cheap things don't come without problems; expensive....

"Cheap things don't come without problems; expensive things don't come without effort." ~ Afghan Proverb

Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading....

"Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading to impairment of work, impairment of purpose; the nature of anger leads to impurity, error, waste, and injury caused by absent-mindedness." ~ Cambodian Proverb

Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading....

"Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading to impairment of work, impairment of purpose; the nature of anger leads to impurity, error, waste, and injury caused by absent-mindedness." ~ Cambodian Proverb

To succeed in the world it is much more....

"To succeed in the world it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discover who is a fool than to discover who is a clever man." ~Talleyrand - De Perigord

Over a long distance, you learn...

"Over a long distance, you learn about the strength of your horse; over a long time, you learn about the character of your friend." ~ Chinese Proverb

God loved the birds and invented trees...

"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages." ~ Jacques Deval

How is the world ruled and how do....

"How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read." ~ Karl Kraus

What makes the desert beautiful is...

"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

This is not a promise, this is...

"This is not a promise, this is a duty which I have to carry out." ~ Serzh Sargsyan

A wise man proportions his....

"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence." ~ David Hume

When a man sits with a pretty girl....

"When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." ~ Albert Einstein

Nothing is slower than the....

"Nothing is slower than the true birth of a man". ~ Marguerite Yourcenar