John Ruskin on Non-Possession
“Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.”
- John Ruskin
Brian G. Jett on Silence
“You can determine how confident people are by listening to what they don’t say about themselves.”
- Brian G. Jett
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Character
“People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is a confession of character.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
William John Bennett on Kindness
“A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.”
- William John Bennett
Werner Erhard on Happiness
“Happiness is a function of accepting what is.”
- Werner Erhard
Thomas Chandler Haliburton on Character
“When a man is wrong and won’t admit it, he always gets angry.”
- Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Douglas MacArthur on Opportunity
“There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.”
- Douglas MacArthur
Stig Dagerman on Change
“The earth you cannot change. Calm your violent soul. All you can do is another person good.”
- Stig Dagerman
Gary Collins on Decision
“We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision.”
- Gary Collins