“A truth that’s told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent.”

— William Blake, poet, painter

“The true tragedy of a routinely spent life is that its wastefulness does not become apparent till it is too late.”

        — Amitav Ghosh, writer

“A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.”

        — James Thurber, writer, humorist, cartoonist, screenwriter

“A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn’t make any sense.”

        — James Thurber, writer, humorist, cartoonist, screenwriter

“The past always looks better than it was. It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here.”

        — Finley Peter Dunne, humorist, journalist, writer

“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of  unhappiness.”

— Eric Hoffer, philosopher, writer

“Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous.”

— Eric Hoffer, philosopher, writer

“One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.”

        — Washington Irving, writer, essayist, historian, diplomat

“You never know what you can do until you try,
and very few try unless they have to.”

        — C.S. Lewis, writer, theologian

“It’s more important to be honest than say things to make people feel better. I don’t think you have to be rude, but I think you have to be honest.”

— Harry Connick Jr., singer, pianist, composer, actor, TV personality