Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - February 01, 2025
People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.
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Russell Baker (1925 - )  
Thought is only a flash between two long nights, but this flash is everything.
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Henri Poincare (1854 - 1912)  
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
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Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661)  
Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.
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William James (1842 - 1910)  
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