Mercy & Justice

Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy. - G. K. Chesterton

Greeks bearing gifts

Things forbidden have a secret charm. - Greek Proverb

Wise words for today

Never spend your money before you have it. - Thomas Jefferson

Too bad we don't follow his advice personally and politically. It's always easy to spend someone else's money or money that you didn't earn.

Surprise!

The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever. - Luc de Clapiers de Vanvenargues

In an hour

A guest sees more in an hour than the host in a year . - Polish Proverb

Fated

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in the fate that falls on men unless they act. - G. K. Chesterton

Undrstanding

The best educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed. - Helen Keller

I have yet to read anything by Helen Keller, but everything I come across one of her quotes I am always impressed by her wisdom and grasp of the human situation.