#wisdom

"Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.Listen to it carefully."

"The 3 Most Powerful Words in the English Language for Every College Student [3w] Ilovepizza"

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

"Where there is anger there is always pain underneath."

"Hug [10w] To embrace what you truly love,give it a hug."

"I didn't set out to discover a truth. I was actually sent to the Outer Fringes to conduct a chair census and learn some humility. But the truth inevitably found me, as important truths often do, like a lost thought in need of a mind."

"Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you."

"Las Vegas Magic! I was the greatest magician in the world.Things were going great. My agent booked me to play the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas for $100,000 per performance!When I got onstage everything suddenly disappeared.I'm not sure if it was allan illusion or a delusion,but I cashed the check anyway just to be safe."

"Trickeries, Sophistries and Traps [10w] Life's great irony is that we, the trapped,set traps."

"Nomad {Couplet} When your roots grow from the outside in,home becomes whatever place you're in."

"Poetry in a Bottle [10w] If you could bottle poetry you'd have one addictive drink."

"Toasts During the hymeneal repast,The guest stood silent as toasts were cast.The Best Man bore witness to a dozen years pastThe Bridesmaid joked about a relationship that wouldn’t lastThe groom listened and held the hand of the brideKnowing his real toast was buttered on the other side."

"Confidence that one's impressions are God-given is no guarantee that this is really so, even when they persist and grow stronger through long seasons of prayer. Bible-based wisdom must judge them."

"Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always find it."

"If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place."

"When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable."

"I had a second friend come over to my house, and do you know what I called her? A refill. If relationships aren’t drinkable, why do we thirst for them so much?"

"Virtual Reality [10w] The only thing better than reality is perfected virtual reality."

"The sun always shines above the clouds."

"When I start a new seminar I tell my students that I will undoubtedly contradict myself, and that I will mean both things. But an acceptance of contradiction is no excuse for fuzzy thinking. We do have to use our minds as far as they will take us, yet acknowledge that they cannot take us all the way."