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Result Navigation: [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ] Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found? Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. Occupy my mind with motivational monologue. Set and implement realistic goals. Isolate negative thinking and influences. Take control and conquer my fears. Identify and eliminate stress. Visualize my success. Expect the best from each day. October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing flames and sink into a good book. Of all forms of caution, caution in love is the most fatal. Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "It might have been!" Of all the flowers in the Garden, there are a few that wilt and die. That's something we should both remember, when its time to say goodbye. Of all the strategems, to know when to quit is the best. Of all the things I miss from veterinary practice, puppy breath is one of the most fond memories! Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. Oh Lord, help me to keep my big mouth shut until I know what I'm talking about. Oh my ultra bestest, beautifulest, gloriest ICQ Goddess: Your grace is something I cannot conceal yet can never express. Oh, the worst of all tragedies is not to die young, but to live until I am seventy-five and yet not ever truly to have lived. Oh, you who are born of the blood of the gods, Trojan son of Anchises, easy is the descent to Hell; the door of dark Dis stands open day and night. But to retrace your steps and come out to the air above, that is work, that is labor! Old age is always 15 years older than you are. Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man. On a front door: Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog. On a tombstone: "I told you I was sick." On the whole, age comes more gently to those who have some doorway into an abstract world-art, or philosophy, or learning-regions where the years are scarcely noticed and the young and old can meet in a pale truthful light. Jump To: [ About Us | Links | Daily Quote | Recent Addition | Mail Webmaster | Home ] | |||