"To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary that one do the walking, and one allow himself to be walked on.--Shin'a'in saying"
- Mercedes Lackey
"Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
- Terry Pratchett
"The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."
- Lao Tzu
"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."
- Confucius
"What you choose also chooses you."
- Kamand Kojouri
"He paused, twisting his goatee, considering the law in Deuteronomy that forbade clothes with mixed fibers. A problematic bit of Scripture. A matter that required thought. "Only the devil wants man to ..."
- Joe Hill
"To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell."
- Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"It goes without saying that even those of us who are going to hell will get eternal life—if that territory really exists outside religious books and the minds of believers, that is. Having said that, ..."
"There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way."
- Libba Bray