“Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, i...” — Carl Sandburg Quote

“Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.”

“We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at Lombard since before I was born.”

“I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class discussions and came out of it saying I hadn't learned a thing I didn't know before about morals and what is right or wrong in human conduct.”

“Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the puzzlement and wondering.”

“I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the jump on the future.”

“Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.”

“To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows.”

“We must accept the reality that the causes of impatience travel a two-way street.”

“People often speak of hell, not wanting to go there, avoiding it..etc. I never had that problem because hell is a state of mind. Look around you; rape, murder, wars, hatred, envy...my friend; you're already there!!”

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”

“I am curious about no small number of things, but it's not fair to sate my curiosity at the expense of her pain.”

“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.”