Category: Aphorisms

Ideology is rarely based in reality.

If outer space weren’t so cold, desolate, and deadly, it would be a great place to live.

Sitting in silence is not the same as meditating.

Life is ephemeral; death, forever. Everything is mere preparation for the passage into eternity.

Only a small man starts an apology with “It takes a big man to say he’s sorry.”

Wisdom is knowing the difference between what could be done and should be done.

When life gives you a dozen lemons, you can make lemonade — but only if life also gives you water, a couple cups of sugar, and a zester. Otherwise, you just have lemons. I suggest a 12-lemon centerpiece.

A painting with a skull in it should not be called a still life.

Not making a promise is preferable to breaking one.

Homesickness is more about longing for the past than missing family and friends.