quotes on justice

To err on the side of kindness is seldom an error. ~Liz Armbruster, on www.robertbrault.com



Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. ~Erich Fromm



Know thyself, or at least keep renewing the acquaintance. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com



Nursing care comes in many forms. Sometimes it is the ability to make someone feel physically comfortable by various means. Other times it is the ability to improve the body's ability to achieve or maintain health. But often it is an uncanny yet well honed knack to see beyond the obvious and address, in some way, the deeper needs of the human soul. ~Donna Wilk Cardillo, A Daybook for Beginning Nurses



A mistake which is commonly made about neurotics is to suppose that they are interesting. It is not interesting to be always unhappy, engrossed with oneself, malignant and ungrateful, and never quite in touch with reality. ~Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave



If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out. ~Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, 1916



Restore your sanity - go skipping like crazy! ~Jessi Lane Adams



When safety is a factor, call in a contractor. ~Author Unknown



Be naughty - save Santa a trip. ~Author Unknown



Isn't it surprising how many things, if not said immediately, seem not worth saying ten minutes from now? ~Arnot L. Sheppard, Jr.



Heaven is under our feet, as well as over our heads. ~Henry David Thoreau



A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. ~Italo Calvino, The Literature Machine A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. ~Mark Twain



There's a lot of people who, a cigarette is about the only vacation they have. ~Trey Parker, mini-commentary on DVD South Park episode "Butt Out"



I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. ~Booker T. Washington



If you want a stable friendship, get a horse. ~Author Unknown



A relationship becomes easier when you realize that you don't have to be the one at fault to be the one who's sorry. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com



It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity. I bet this kind of thing does not happen to heroin addicts. I bet that when serious heroin addicts go to purchase their heroin, they do not tolerate waiting in line while some dilettante in front of them orders a hazelnut smack-a-cino with cinnamon sprinkles. ~Dave Barry



Good fathers make good sons. ~Author Unknown



Puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. ~H.L. Mencken



Men are not people. We are disgustoids in human form. ~Coupling, "The Girl with Two Breasts," original airdate 9 June 2000, written by Steven Moffat, spoken by the character Jeff