Eudaimonia

Forgiveness saves the expense of anger. — Hannah More (1745-1833, English religious writer, philanthropist, poet, playwright)

Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news! — Chogyam Trungpa (1939-1987, Tibetan Buddhist lama, writer)

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine (354-430, theologian, philosopher)

A book is the only immortality. — Rufus Choate (1799-1859, lawyer, orator, senator)

Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will. — James Monroe (1758-1831, 5th U.S. President)

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live. — Margaret Fuller (1810-1850, editor, critic, translator, women’s rights advocate)

Thee lift me, and I lift thee, and together we ascend. — John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892, poet)

Be careful — with quotations, you can damn anything. — Andre Malraux (1901-1976, French novelist, art historian)

Paradise is only for those who have already been there. — Cynthia Ozick (1928-, short story writer, novelist, essayist)

I must achieve internal consistency. — Edmund Husserl (1859-1938, German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenoiogy)