Douglas Horton Quotations

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery.

Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.

The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love.

Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think.

While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.

Boring people are a reflection of boring people.

Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon.

Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.

If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever.

If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?

Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.

Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice.

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.

The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated.

First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.

If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.

Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.

Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free.

Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.

Love is seeing without eyes, hearing without ears; hatred is nothing.

To hit bottom is to fall from grace.

Remember only the good, the bad will never forget you.

Perfection is perfectly simple; fouling things up requires true skill.

Live to learn, learn to live, then teach others.

He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

To awake from death is to die in peace.

Born to be wild - live to outgrow it.

We may not always get what we want, but surely we will get what we deserve.

Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Die, search for meaning, search for meaning, search for meaning.

Death is the final wake-up call.

Born a saint, die a sinner - born a sinner, die a saint.

Love is a given, hatred is acquired.

Money is good, love is wealth.

Death is feared as birth is forgotten.

Why ask why? If it's raining it just is.

Burning desire is the eternal flame.

To buy happiness is to sell soul.

Strong words are required for weak principles.

Man worships because God lays His hand to the dust of our experience, and man miraculously becomes a living soul - and knows it and wants to worship.

Growing old is not growing up.

The art of giving is perfected through anonymity.

It's not a question of happiness, it's a requirement. Consider the alternative.

Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.[only if the past was better...if it was worse then you feel good that life is getting better]

There is no bad in good.

Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.

If food were free, why work?

Sherrill On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer.

When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something.

Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

Smile, it's free therapy.