"In wine there is truth." - Pliny The Elder [A.D.23-79] "Natural History," Book XIV, Sect. 141

"Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die." ~Julia Child

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results. ~ James Allen

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. ~ Ellen Burstyn

I am strongest when I laughed at my weakness ~ Elmer Diktonius

It is in many people's best interest for you not to find yourself, but it only matter that it is yours, and the whole world's, to proceed. ~ Anne Lamott

In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. ~ Ann Landers

Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. ~ Phillips Brooks

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you. ~ Barbara Sher

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. ~ James Thurber

Home is the dearest spot on earth, and it should be the centre, though not the boundary, of the affections. ~ Mary Baker Eddy

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. ~ George Hatas

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. ~ Franz Kakfa

“People, even more than things need to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed. Never throw anyone out.” ~ Unknown

Never lose hope that you can break the cycle and change your life. And never stop dreaming, because the power of dreams can lift you. ~ an Invisible Thread

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King

People often admit to bad memory but not bad judgement. ~ Unknown

You shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think. ~ Unknown

The way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. The Lion King, Rafikki

The most important thing in communication is to hear what is not being said. ~ Peter Drucker

Try a little tenderness...~ Otis Redding

"The first rule of life is to have a good time. There is not second rule." ~ Here at The New Yorker

"It's not what you do, it's who are you. And you are great!" ~ How Starbucks Saved My Life, by Michael Gates Gill

People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too. ~ Malcolm Forbes

All glory comes from daring to begin. ~ Alexander Graham Bell

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The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. ~ John Maxwell

Self-discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back. ~ W. K. Hope

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire; it is the time for home. ~ Edith Sitwell