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Apr 27, 2005 08:14

A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself.
-William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, educator and writer (1868-1963)

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all
the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others. -Marcus Aurelius, philosopher (121-180)

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.-- Mark Twain, Letter to Mrs Foote, Dec. 2, 1887

The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
-Walter Bagehot

Things are only impossible until they're not.
-- Jean-Luc Picard, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche

Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
-St. Francis de Sales

What is beautiful is not always good, but what is good is always beautiful.
-Unknown

Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is.
-Will Rogers
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