Monday, 31 May 2010

To invent ....

To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Thomas Edison

Sunday, 30 May 2010

Knowledge comes ....

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Alfred Lord Tennyson

Saturday, 29 May 2010

A banker ....

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is
shining, but wants it back again the minute it begins to rain.
Mark Twain

Tuesday, 25 May 2010

In summer ...

In summer, the song sings itself.
William Carlos Williams

Monday, 24 May 2010

Life is like sailing

Life is like sailing.  You can use any wind to go in any direction.
Robert Brault

Sunday, 23 May 2010

What a strange illusion ...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.
Leo Tolstoy

Monday, 17 May 2010

Poetry of the earth ...

The poetry of the earth is never dead.
John Keats