Eudaimonia

When you are identified with the One, all things will be complete to you. — Zhuangzi (369-286 BC, Chinese Taoist philosopher)

One may conceive light to spread successively, by spherical waves. — Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695, Dutch mathematician, physicist, astronomer)

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)