On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow. -Friedrich Nietzsche

Every increased possession loads us with new weariness. -John Ruskin

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

People change and forget to tell each other. -Lillian Hellman

We should tackle reality in a slightly jokey way, otherwise we miss its point. -Lawrence Durrell

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness. -Leo Tolstoy

Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.  -Eleanor Roosevelt (American United Nations Diplomat, Humanitarian, and First Lady)

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse. -Edward Abbey

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. -William Arthur Ward

And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery