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Posted on November 7, 2023November 7, 2023

“I plan for the future. I yearn for the past. And, meantime, the present is leaving me fast.”—Anonymous

Posted on November 7, 2023November 6, 2023

“DESTINY, n.: a tyrant’s authority for crime and a fool’s excuse for failure.”—Ambrose Bierce, American journalist, 1842-1914

Posted on October 9, 2023October 8, 2023

“A truly wise man has an inner joy that is like a fire; it warms the world.”—The Dalai Lama, Head of State of Tibet, 1935–

Posted on August 30, 2023

“Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs.”—William Howard Stein, American biochemist, 1911-1980

Posted on August 10, 2023

“Failure changes for the better, success for the worse.”—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca), Roman Stoic philosopher, c.4 BC — c.65 AD

Posted on May 12, 2023

“If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend.”—Henri Nouwen, Dutch philosopher & theologian, 1932-1996 (Guest Editor—Deborah Allen)

Posted on May 1, 2023April 30, 2023

“To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.”—Robert M. Pirsig, American author & philosopher (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance), 1928-2017

Posted on April 14, 2023April 13, 2023

“The onset and the waning of love make themselves felt in the uneasiness experienced at being alone together.”—Jean de la Bruyére, French philosopher, 1645-1696

Posted on March 15, 2023March 14, 2023

“What good is a chain with a bad link?”—Nero Wolfe, fictional detective (Rex Stout, American mystery writer, 1886-1975)

Posted on March 5, 2023March 4, 2023

“Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.”—Democritus, Greek philosopher, 460-370 BC

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