Thinking makes it so
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” ~ William Shakespeare
Waters of Fate
“No man sinks in the waters of fate except one cramped with fear. Kick and you will float.” ~ W. C. Dunlap
Beyond our limits
We extend beyond our limits, not by revving our brains like a machine or bulking them up like a muscle— but by strewing our world with rich materials, and by weaving them into our thoughts. ~ Annie Murphy Paul
A dead thing can go with the stream
“A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” ~ G. K. Chesterton
A golden rule that will fit everything
“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” ~William Morris