Blessed be he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. ~Jonathan Swift

Economics: "If you're not confused, you're not paying attention." ~Wall Street Week

If you your lips would save from slips,
Five things observe with care;
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
and how-and when-and where. ~? (Unaccredited)

The healthy die first. ~Italian proverb

If fifty million people say a foolish thing it is still a foolish thing. ~Anatole France

Never let your feet run faster than your shoes. ~Irish proverb

Simple solutions seldom are. ~Forbes magazine

You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. ~Jeannette Rankin

What we call the beginning is often the end and to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. ~T. S. Eliot

L' absence est à l' amour ce qu'est au feu le vent; il allume le grand.
Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small , it inflames the great.
~Comte de Bussy-Rabutin (1618-1693)

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. ~Traditional

Dead men don't bite. ~Greek proverb.

O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done
The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won. ~Walt Whitman

Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese proverb

The best armour is to keep out of range. ~Italian proverb

Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions. ~Zen proverb

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself. ~Zen proverb