One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist, 1891

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
William Blake (1757 - 1827)

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.
Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
Gerry Spence, 'How to Argue and Win Every Time'

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)

Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters.
Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)

Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity.
John Mitchell Mason

And finally....

Death's brother, Sleep.
Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC), Aeneid

G'night folksies.
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