The Attention Deficit Compan ENCYCLOPEDIA of WISDOM Volume I Ah, why should life all labor be? – Alfred, Lord Tennyson Before a brilliant person can begin something great, they must look foolish to the crowd. – The I Ching Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. – George S. Patton Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. -- Jim Valvano Either it is a well arranged universe or a chaos huddled together, but still a universe. – Marcus Aurelius Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief. – Cicero God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. – Revelation 22:13 He prayeth best who loveth best, All creatures great and small. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge It never pays to kick a skunk. – H. Vanderbilt Justice delayed is justice denied. – William Gladstone Keep your stick on the ice. -- Red Green Learning from their children is the best opportunity most people have to assure a meaningful old age. – M. Scott Peck Man, know thyself. – Socrates Not to decide is to decide. – Harvey Cox Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. – Hannah More Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. – Buddha The Question at stake is no common one; it is this – Are we in our senses, or are we not? – Epictetus Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas So you plant your own garden and water your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. – Author unknown This above all: to thine own self be true. – William Shakespeare Understand – through the stillness. Act – out of the stillness. Conquer – in the stillness. – Dag Hammarskjold Vice is its own reward. – Quentin Crisp When it gets dark enough, you can see the stars. – Charles A Beard Xerxes did die, And so must I. – The New England Primer You are a child of the universe no less then the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. – Max Ehrmann Zeal without knowledge if fire without light. – Thomas Fuller