#wisdom

"And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."

"Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect."

"Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth."

"Death & Poetry Nothing softens the blow of death like a cushy poem to fall upon."

"A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone."

"It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials."

"Cruel Love [10w] Cruel love helps turn out excellent,competitive, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog children."

"I am my own clone. I’m not who I was yesterday, but then again I am."

"Coaching 101: First you build the team, and then you build the torture chamber for underperformers."

"Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom.Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."

"Measuring Love The only scientist who can measure love is the onewho's in love with another scientist."

"It is not so much the major events as the small day-to-day decisions that map the course of our living. . . Our lives are, in reality, the sum total of our seemingly unimportant decisions and of our capacity to live by those decisions."

"Mythbusters [10w] Snipers will assure you safety in numbers is a myth."

"The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that fact.But the fool who thinks he's wise - He's called 'a fool' indeed!"

"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

"One Philosophical Question, Two Faces [10w] 'Is life wort living?' is tantamount to'Does God exist?"

"Gypsy When one gypsy spits on you, its disgusting;when two do, it's suspicious;when three do, you're late to a gypsy wedding."

"Plant vs. Harvest [10w] Any fool can harvest but it takes true skill to plant."

"New York City [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} In fast-paced New York Cityeven the bubbling brooks babble.The Hudson and East River run rabid,skirting the rabble"

"*"Maybe the whole point of my life is to make you feel more alive."