Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.
Frances Moore Lappe, O Magazine, May 2004

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"

Before he sets out, the traveler must possess fixed interests and facilities to be served by travel.
George Santayana (1863 - 1952)

To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so.
Robert Orben

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson

Be wise with speed . A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
Edward Young (1683 - 1765)

Calendars are for careful people, not passionate ones.
Chuck Sigars, The World According to Chuck weblog, September 8, 2003

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)