The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but of the nature of learning; whereas, the experience gained from actual life is of the nature of wisdom; and a small store of the latter is worth vastly more than any stock of the former. -Samuel Smiles It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company; but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon. -Chestefield Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth having. -Christian Nevell Bovee Pleasure is to women what the sun is to the flower; if moderately enjoyed, it beautifies, it refreshes and it improves; if immoderately, it withers, deteriorates, and destroys. -Charles C. Colton There are some who only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts. -Voltaire The world is but a large prison, out of which some are daily selected for execution. -Walter Raleigh He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without his is still more mistaken. -Francois De La Rochefoucauld It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and THEN do your best. --W. Edwards Deming All my life I've wanted to be someone; I guess I should have been more specific. --Jane Wagner/Lily Tomlin (1939- ) Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. --Mark Twain [Samuel Langhornne Clemens] (1835-1910) The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies. --Daisy Bates (1863-1951) To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it. --Olin Miller A jury consists of twelve people who determine which client has the better lawyer. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. --Plato (429-347 BC) Every really new idea looks crazy at first. --Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) "The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky