"Unique others,
soul mates,
the better friends you are,
the more beautiful they become."
R. Bach

"When we're together,
we're home."
R. Bach

"Philosophers love wisdom
without necessarily believing
themselves to be wise."
J. Marmysz

"...isn't it what lies within that matters?"
Me short-quoting R. Bach

"In the search for truth
we need all the help
that we can get..."
Me short-quoting J Marmysz

"Before we can aspire towards wisdom,
we must first turn our backs on old illusions.
It is then that the real learning can begin."
J. Marmysz

"...questions can be answered
and the wisest among us may
potentially become antiquated
with the governing principles
of the entire universe."
Me short-quoting J. Marmysz

"Belief in a cruel God
makes a cruel man."
T. Paine

"We can't help everyone,
but everyone can help someone."
R. Reagan

"Reason,
when properly used,
never fools is."
J. Marmysz

"Many people would
sooner die than think;
in fact, they do so."
B. Russell

"Those who claim to know the final truth
about reality are usually the one
who are least aware of their ignorance."
J Marmysz

"No race can prosper till it learns that
there is as much dignity in
tilling a field as in writing a poem."
B. T. Washington

"Leisure is the Mother of Philosophy."
T. Hobbes

"The only thing that will redeem
mankind is cooperation."
B. Russell

"You've decided,
for yourself of course,
what everything means,
how everything works."
R. Bach

"As I have,
so must you,
decide what works
best for you."
M. Alibrando

"How might what is perish?
How might it come into being?"
Parmenides

"...when we are exposed to new truths
we often find them painful to face."
Me - short-quoting J. Marmysz

"...the first step toward wisdom is
the realization of ignorance."
Me short-quoting J. Marmysz

"All you have to do is sit still.
Once a day,
for fifteen minutes,
sit down,
shut up,
and be still."
R. Fulghum

"Life Is."
R. Bach

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
B. Russell

"...There's room for all of us up in the sky."
R. Bach

"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
B. Russell

"The idea that things must have a beginning is
really due to the poverty of our imagination."
B. Russell

"Maybe failure is a job only grown-ups can handle."
R. Bach's friend Zerbe

"Make a note to yourself, then lose the note.
Wait a while, then see if
you can remember what was in the note.
You may not remember all of the details,
but the important things stick with you."
M. Alibrando

"All you have to do is sit still."
R. Fulghum

"It is the willingness of one to extend himself or herself
for the purpose of nurturing another's growth -
willingness to go out on a limb,
to truly involve oneself at an emotional level
in the relationship, to actually
struggle with another and oneself.
In short, the essential ingredient of a successful,
deep and meaningful relationship is love."
Me misquoting M. S. Peck

"Being and adult is dirty work.
But someone has to do it."
R. Fulghum

"I could do better.
The President and the Pope and
all the rest of humanity.
We could do better."
R. Fulghum