Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, not forgetting to leave others be as you would have them leave you be.
Robert BreaultWhen compiling his great dictionary, the young Noah Webster travels to the Himalayas, where he climbs to the cave of the world's wises man. 'O, great sage,' he says, 'tell me the meaning of life.' The sage sits Noah at his feet and, with great solemnity, commences to unfold the meaning of life. When finished, he places a hand on the young man's shoulder and says, 'Do you have any other questions, my son?' Noah flips a page in his notebook and says, 'You wouldn't know the meaning of lift, would you?'
Robert BreaultThe trick to writing an aphorism is to place a period at the point where you're inclined to say, "in other words.
Robert BreaultI refuse to be burdened by vague worries. If something wants to worry me, it will have to make itself clear.
Robert Breault