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The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next. Ursula K. Le Guin
Life Not Knowing Intolerable Possible Only Uncertainty Knowing Makes Permanent The Only Thing Next Thing
Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. Ayn Rand
Service Government Business Prosperity National Way Only Disastrous Off Persecution Hands Just Help Keeping
Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could. Barbara De Angelis
Love You Love Is Joy Seen Other Enough Possession More Could Invisible Powerful Force Material Offer Than Any Transform Cannot Formidable Measured Moment
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda
Work Strong Miserable Ourselves Make Same Either Amount
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie
Success Failure Develop Stepping Failures Surest Discouragement Stones Two
Whereas nationalism still seeks power, honour, and glory through means that endanger other countries, patriotism knows that a country's strength and honour can only be permanently safeguarded through concourse with other countries. And whereas nationalism scoffs at the idea of international laws and regulations, patriotism seeks to create such. Ellen Key
Strength Patriotism Power Country Nationalism Other Other Countries Honour Seeks Laws Only Through Idea Countries Knows Glory Permanently Still Endanger Whereas Create Means Regulations International
Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something. Eric Hoffer
Trust Wonderful World Cheating Feeling Someone Something He Missing Him Always Wonderful Feeling Who Right Thinks
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. Isabel Allende
Fear Abuse Of Power Power Abuse Most Impunity
Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love. Lucinda Franks
Love Christmas Wise Brilliant Made Men Smell Glorious Sweet Baby Cold Ancient Dream Bethlehem Adoration Perfect Perfect Love Knees Clear Wise Men Shepherds Falling Incarnation Incense Star Night
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. Niccolo Machiavelli
Men First Ambition Others Secure Seek Rise Attack Another Against Themselves Then
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Music Time People Before Live Too Out Runs Know Because Ready Always Still Die Getting Often Them Many Why
The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words. Philip K. Dick
You Reality Communication People Words Control Tool Must Manipulation Meaning Meaning Of Use Who Basic
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. Rita Mae Brown
You Yourself Reward Everyone Likes Conformity
Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about. Solomon Short
You Smart Half About Knowing Dumb Being Being Smart
The historical evidence shows that shareholders usually greatly benefit from mergers. Stephen Moore
Benefit Evidence Shareholders Mergers Historical Greatly Shows
It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love. Voltaire
Love Blind Self-Love Depicted Should
Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have. William Arthur Ward
Today Day Will Before Live Only Never Most Unusual Because Again Lived
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her. Agatha Christie
Best Woman Age Husband Older More He She Gets Interested Her
Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration. D. H. Lawrence
Life Love Gardening Love Is Law Flower Must Plucked Hour Without Blossoms Duration Unexpectedly Where Brief Found Enjoyed
The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement is never just. D. H. Lawrence
Angry Justice Anger Soul Follow Intuition Only Never Sincere Gentle Judgement Just Pity
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure. Dale Carnegie
Art Giving Pleasure Essence
It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit. Denis Waitley
Happiness Find Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Fulfillment
The great moral powers of the soul are faith, hope, and love. Ellen G. White
Love Hope Faith Great Soul Moral Powers
Why the Christian life is so difficult to many is because they have a divided heart. They are double-minded, which makes them unstable in all their ways. Ellen G. White
Life Heart Christian Difficult Ways Divided Unstable Because Makes Which Them Many Why Christian Life
God requires his people to shine as lights in the world. It is not merely the ministers who are required to do this, but every disciple of Christ. Their conversation should be heavenly. Ellen G. White
God Conversation People World Christ Shine Every Ministers Merely Lights Disciple His Heavenly Required Should Requires Who
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Friendship True Friend Care Take True Blessings Greatest Least Friend Which Acquire
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