Jianhua Western Quotes & Sayings

And I wish that I were not any part of the fifth generation of men, but had died before it came, or been born afterward. For here now is the age of iron. — Hesiod

When dictators and tyrants seek to destroy the freedoms of men, their first target is the legal profession and through it the rule of law. — Leon Jaworski

One composition is meagre, though it has many figures; another is rich, though it has few. — Denis Diderot

Whenever I stumble over my own feet, or blurt out a thought that makes no sense at all, or leave the house wearing one pattern too many, I always think, It's okay, I'm from New Jersey. I love New Jersey, because it's not just an all-purpose punch line, but probably a handy legal defense, as in, Yes, I shot my wife because I thought she was Bigfoot, but I'm from New Jersey. — Paul Rudnick

In meditation, when your mind becomes perfectly still and calm, you will experience the golden light of eternity. — Frederick Lenz

Why are old maps always burnt? — Chelsea Peretti

The most dangerous thing about the human heart is that we want to reverse the roles by making God the responder and us the initiators. — Jefferson Bethke

Your stew, so long deferred, stands finally extra causas. Greet it as your fellow creature. It is as deliciously unnecessary as you are. — Robert Farrar Capon

Certainly, you may have been hurt beofre in love, but just because you get one bad apple doesn't mean they are all bad - and you can learn from the difficult ones. — Frederick Lenz