Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life.

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.

Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.

Art thou a magistrate? then be severe: If studious, copy fair what time hath blurr'd, Redeem truth from his jaws: if a soldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world. Fool not, for all may have If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.

How good bad music and bad reasons sound when we march against an enemy.

Energy is the power that drives every human being. It is not lost by exertion but maintained by it, for it is a faculty of the psyche.

Around his form his loose long robe was thrown, And wrapt a breast bestowed on heaven alone.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who want it the most always like it the least.

, The Hidden Power of the Heart -Sara Paddison.

Since all the riches of this world May be gifts from the devil and earthly kings, I should suspect that I worshipped the devil If I thanked my God for worldly things.

To be loved, be lovable. -Ovid.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you are aboard, there's nothing you can do.

Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper.

No man is born an Artist nor an Angler.

The heart has its reasons that reason does not know. -Pascal.

Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor.

it's comming like a freight train.

At early dawn when the air is crisp And you're standing knee deep in a beautiful rip You see a trout rise to an unknown fly Then your heart starts to thump and you wonder why You're a neophyte fly fisherman. You can measure the cast and study the lie Then lengthen the line to make your first try As you check the rod to get a good presentation You hold your breath in solemn anticipation You must be a fly fisherman! The fly floats gently on its way to the trout You know it will "take it" without a doubt. You're all charged up and ready to strike But the fly floats by because something's not right You are still a fly fisherman. You open your fly box and select a new fly Then lengthen the tippet before the next try Change your position to help with the cast And hope you have made the right decision at last Now you are a doubtful fly fisherman.

Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.