“To know how to grow old is the master-work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.” - Henri Amiel ...

“We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy.” - William Os...

“We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults.  Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment.” - George...

“The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.” – Oscar Wilde I was reading a friend’s blog today and she mention...

“Who can hope to be safe? who sufficiently cautious? Guard himself as he may, every moment's an ambush.” - Horace News of the coalmin...

“What is tolerance?  It is the consequence of humanity.  We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other'...

“It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.” - P.D. James Happy Easter! We hav...

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.  Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” - Mahatma Gandhi On this Holy Saturday, ...

“More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.” - John Kenneth Galbraith As it is Good Friday today, I thought I’d ...

“All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven his own way.” - Frederick the Great Another long day at work today, but...

“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” - Charles Darwin I had a very...

“True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.” - Alfred North Whitehead The atrociou...

“Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before.” - Mignon McLaughlin Yesterday we watched a rather surprising f...

“And she was fair as is the rose in May.” – Geoffrey Chaucer Had a very relaxing Sunday today with no work being done at all! We went out...

“My idea is that there is music in the air, music all around us; the world is full of it, and you simply take as much as you require.” - Ed...

“I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.” - Groucho Marx The Athenaeum Club in Melbourne, situated in t...

“In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.” - George Santayana The Madonna lily , Lilium candidum , is this day’s birthday flower.  It i...

“This is one of the disadvantages of wine:  it makes a man mistake words for thought.” - Samuel Johnson I have had a very long day today...

“It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain.” - Mark Twain Today, the United Nations observes World Meteorological D...

“To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.” - W...