Quotes About Awareness

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relation of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

People "died" all the time. ... Parts of them died when they made the wrong kinds of decisions-decisions against life. Sometimes they died bit by bit until finally they were just living corpses walking around. If you were perceptive you could see it in their eyes; the fire had gone out ... you always knew when you made a decision against life. ... The door clicked and you were safe inside- safe and dead.

You must not change one thing, one pebble, one grain of sand, until you know what good and evil will follow on that act.

I couldn't claim that I have never felt the urge to explore evil, but when you descend into hell you have to be very careful.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

Do not disturb the sleeping dog.

We know accurately only when we know little; with knowledge doubt increases.

We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.

I have never been drunk, but I've often been overserved.

You are not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.

We frequently hear of people dying from too much drinking. That this happens is a matter of record. But the blame almost always is placed on whisky. Why this should be I never could understand. You can die from drinking too much of anything - coffee, water, milk, soft drinks and all such stuff as that. And so long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing, I will make mine whisky.

The whole world is about three drinks behind.

Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.

An alcoholic has been lightly defined as a man who drinks more than his own doctor.

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

What should they know of England, who only England know?

It is not opposition but indifference which separates men.

I have every sympathy with the American who was so horrified by what he had read of the effects of smoking that he gave up reading.

Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

He is always right who suspects that he makes mistakes.