“Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep well, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved.” ~ Medieval German saying

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ~Albert Schweitzer

“Gracious Bacchus! Accept this empty jar! You will know best, what in pious worship of thee became of all the first.” ~Eratosthenes

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land. ~G.K. Chesterton

“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight … The truly wise person is colorblind.” ~Albert Schweitzer