Socrates

There is a story while Socrates was in prison awaiting his death, he heard a man sing a difficult lyric by the poet Stesichoras. Socrates begged the singer to teach it to him. When asked why, the great philosopher replied, "I want to die knowing one more thing."

~Ammianus Mercellinus~

Money

Money will buy a bed but not sleep; books but not brains; food but not appetite; finery but not beauty; a house but not a home; medicine but not health; luxuries but not culture; amusement but not happiness; religion but not salvation; a passport to everywhere but heaven.

~Anonymous~

Unsought Thoughts

A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket and write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought are commonly the most valuable and should be secured, because they seldom return.

~Francis Bacon~