The test of maturity, for nations as well as individuals, is not the increase of power, but in the increase of self, self, self direction, and self transcendence. For in a mature society, man himself and not his machines or his organizations is the chief work of art. Mumford, Lewis
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. Russell, Bertrand
The theory that can absorb the greatest number of facts, and persist in doing so, generation after generation, through all changes of opinion and detail, is the one that must rule all observation. Weiss, John
The thrush in my back yard sings down his nose in liquid runs of melody, over and over again, and I have the strongest impression that he does this for his own pleasure. It is a meditative, questioning kind of music, and I cannot believe that he issimply saying “thrush here.” Thomas, Lewis
The tongue like a sharp knife…Kills without drawing blood. Chinese Proverb
The tragedy of life is not that man loses but that he almost wins. Broun, Heywood
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. Twain, Mark
The traveller has reached the end of the journey! Dhammapada, The
The traveller’s-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his life in trains and restaurants and know nothing of humanity at the end. To know, one must be an actor as well as a spectator. Huxley, Aldous
The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does not concern himself about. Hazlitt, William
The two most beautiful words in the English language are “cheque enclosed”. Parker, Dorothy
The two offices of memory are collection and distribution. Johnson, Samuel
