Quote of the Day -- Randall Jarrell

The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.

-- Randall Jarrell

Quote of the Day -- Maria von Ebner-Eschenbach

The talent for domination often conceals the lack of any other talent.

-- Maria von Ebner-Eschenbach

Quote of the Day -- Ha-Joon Chang

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.

-- Ha-Joon Chang

Quote of the Day -- Jawaharlal Nehru

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

-- Jawaharlal Nehru

Quote of the Day -- Agatha Christie

It's wonderful to be married to an archaeologist -- the older you get the more interested he is in you. 

-- Agatha Christie

Quote of the Day -- Madeleine L'Engle

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

-- Madeleine L'Engle

Quote of the Day -- Jack Adam Weber

The vacation we often need is freedom from our own mind.

-- Jack Adam Weber

Quote of the Day -- Epictetus

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

-- Epictetus

Quote of the Day -- Albert Camus

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

-- Albert Camus

Quote of the Day -- Marcel Proust

Habit is, of all the plants of human growth, the one that has least need of nutritious soil in order to live. 

-- Marcel Proust