Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.