One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
Howard Jacobson – The Mighty Walzer
Dine Well
D
Not Alone
N
We read to know we’re not alone.
Howard Jacobson – The Mighty Walzer
Optional Suffering
O
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
Howard Jacobson – The Mighty Walzer
Moderate Moderation
M
Everything in moderation, including moderation.
Howard Jacobson – The Mighty Walzer
Life’s Levity
L
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Howard Jacobson – The Mighty Walzer
Lifelong Learning
L
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.
William Gerhardie – The Polygots
Seeing Wisely
S
The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.
William Gerhardie – The Polygots
Rarity of Happiness
R
Happiness is a rare commodity that is distributed by chance.
William Gerhardie – The Polygots
Personal Growth
P
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
William Gerhardie – The Polygots
Death’s Impact
D
A man’s dying is more the survivors’ affair than his own.
William Gerhardie – The Polygots