If all of our misfortunes were laid in one common heap

"If all of our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence
everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be
contented to take their own and depart."

-- Socrates

What I am looking for is not out there

The inspiration..

Before staring or looking on something else that you think better, explore yourself.

Quote of the day..

"What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me."

-- Helen Keller

Bits for Moving Up..

Never compare yourself to others, God blessed us equally.

It's when you treat people like freaks

"It's when you treat people like freaks that you become one
yourself."

-- Dolly Parton

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right,

"If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right,
you'll probably never do much of anything."

-- Win Borden

The only true equalisers in the world are books

The only true equalisers in the world are books; the only
treasure-house open to all comers is a library; the only
wealth which will not decay is knowledge; the only jewel which
you can carry beyond the grave is wisdom.

-- J. A. Langford

Mankind's greatest blessing

"Humor is mankind's greatest blessing."

-- Mark Twain

Never bear more than one trouble at a time

"Never bear more than one trouble at a time. Some people bear
three kinds --- all they have had, all they have now, and all
they expect to have."

-- Edward Everett Hale

Love is the ultimate outlaw

"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any
rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice.
Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to
aid and abet."

-- Tom Robbins