The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
Joyce Cary – Mister Johnson
Safety vs. Greatness
S
Time Reveals Truth
T
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
Joyce Cary – Mister Johnson
Wisdom and Folly
W
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Joyce Cary – Mister Johnson
Truth Prevails Always
T
The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water.
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote
Questioning Life’s Sanity
Q
When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote
Destiny’s Favor
D
Destiny guides our fortunes more favorably than we could have expected.
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote
Preparation Equals Victory
P
To be prepared is half the victory.
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote
Facts vs. Truth
F
Facts are the enemy of truth.
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote
Finding Good in Books
F
There is no book so bad…that it does not have something good in it.
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote
Man’s Inherent Nature
M
Every man is as heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse.
Miguel de Cervantes – Don Quixote