Wealth, Life, Diplomacy

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
~ Epicurus, ancient Greek philosopher

It is a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
~ Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English author

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
~ Robert Lee Frost

Patriot, Variance, Dance

To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country,
right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived
that that phrase is an insult to the nation?
~ Mark Twain

In manufacturing, we try to stamp out variance. With people, variance
is everything.
~ Jack Welch

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.
~ Japanese Proverb

SIlver lining, Misery, Face it

Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
~ Maurice Setter

If you want to be miserable, think about yourself, about what you
want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay you and what
people think of you.
~ Charles Kingsley

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be
changed until it is faced.
~ James Baldwin

Good Nature, Quiet, Drug Testing

Commonsense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of
life not too difficult.
~ William Somerset Maugham

To create you must quiet your mind. You need a quiet mind so that
ideas will have a chance of connecting.
~ Eric Maisil

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of
society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't
test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance,
greed and love of power.
~ P. J. O'Rourke