And now we take a break in all this frivolity for a bit of serious thought from Voltaire, one of the great historic masters of both wit and wisdom.
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so, too.
Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of good, once in a year.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else’s eyes.
Contributed by Cathie Campbell