“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.” - Albert Schweitzer I had another very busy day today, which...

“It’s sad to grow old, but nice to ripen.” - Brigitte Bardot October 1st is celebrated as the International Day for Older Persons . The G...

“The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands.” - H...

“We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.” - Madame de Stael I was chatting with a friend toda...

“Whenever monarchs err, the people are punished.” – Horace Over the past few years there has been a great debate in Australia about wheth...

“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” - Danny Kaye We watched an interesting film at the weeken...

“An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable ...

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” - Mark Twain What a day today! Spent most of it gardening and weeding and getti...

“An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life.” - Jacqu...

“If your life at night is good, you think you have everything.” Euripides In the northern hemisphere it is the autumnal equinox today an...

“There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconce...

“God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.” - Martin Luther Yesterday evening, after w...

“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” - Neil Postman On Saturday night before my trip we got a chance to ...

“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” – Oscar Wilde The flight to Perth was uneve...

“The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.” - Tennessee Williams Another busy Saturday today with lots of chores done around th...

“The work of righteousness shall be peace and the effect of righteousness quietness and confidence for ever.” – Isaiah 32:17 Today is the...

“When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves.” - David Orr Today is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer , as decl...

“Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.” - Rainer Maria Rilke I had a very busy day at work today, catching up ...

Allegro: “Springtime is upon us. 
The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breez...

“If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.” - Alfred Hitc...