Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them.

The sun would be better than a flashlight, except it doesn"t work at night. It probably needs to recharge its batteries from running all day. read more

• Thought Sun Better Flashlight Except Doesn Work Night Probably Needs Recharge Its Batteries from Running Day

I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom. read more

• Thought Believe Life Journey Often Difficult Sometimes Incredibly Cruel Well Equipped for Tap Our Talents Gifts Allow Them Blossom

If eyes are windows to the soul, then tears are heavens rain read more

• Thought Eyes Windows Soul Tears Heavens Rain

The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light. read more

• Thought Sun Toddler Insistently Refusing Go Bed Past Eight Thirty Still Light

The best thing about being single is sleeping around. You can sleep all over that bed of yours. Left, right, middle, wherever. read more

• Thought Best Thing About Single Sleeping Around Sleep Over Bed Yours Left Right Middle Wherever

Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below. read more

• Thought Music Greatest Good Mortals Heaven Below

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination. read more

• Thought Voice Reason More Regarded Bent Any Present Inclination Since Length Come Over Though Force Comply

The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. read more

• Thought Greatest Sweetener Human Life Friendship Raise Highest Pitch Enjoyment Secret Which Few Discover

Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves. read more

• Thought Jealousy Pain Which Man Feels from Apprehension Equally Beloved by Person Whom Entirely Loves

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn. read more

• Thought Books Legacies Great Genius Leaves Mankind Which Delivered Down from Generation Presents Posterity Those Yet Unborn