Bars Quote by Margaret Maron

Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment.

— Samuel Johnson

Wise were the kings who never chose a friend till with full cups they had unmasked his soul, and seen the bottom of his…

— Horace

A thinking man is the worst enemy the Prince of Darkness can have; every time such an one announces himself, I doubt not there…

— Thomas Carlyle

He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man realistically accepts failures as a…

— Wilferd Peterson

A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Barristan Semly was not a bookish man, but he had often glanced through the pages of the White Book, where the deeds of his…

— George R.R. Martin

“Despair, or folly?' said Gandalf. 'It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“There are those who think that life has nothing left to chance A host of holy horrors to direct our aimless dance A planet…

— Rush

There is nothing the wise man does reluctantly.

— Seneca the Younger

“The ablest swordsman, Hendran wrote, the consummate tactician, the peerless general: All seem invulnerable until luck turns against them. Make no mistake—place a man…

— Brian Staveley

A visionless man rarely finds a definite mission for existence and hardly pursues any singular dream nor does he achieve anything worthwhile in life

— Iam Winston

The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks…

— Seneca the Younger