274/365 - Usually great talkers (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

“People who know little

 are usually great talkers, 

while men who know much 

say little.”

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

273/365 - When a Child asks you something (Harper Lee)

“When a child asks you something, 

answer him,

 for goodness sake. 

But don't make a production of it. 

Children are children, 

but they can spot an evasion

 faster than adults, 

and evasion simply muddles 'em.”

- Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

272/365 - Throw some things back (Maya Angelou)

“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life

 with a catcher's mitt on both hands;

 you need to be able to throw some things back.”

  - Maya Angelou

271/365 - Do them with enthusiasm (Colette)

“You will do foolish things,

 but do them with enthusiasm.”

- Colette

270/365 - The man of courage (Confucius)

“The man of wisdom 

is never of two minds;
the man of benevolence 

never worries;
the man of courage

 is never afraid.”

  - Confucius

269/365 - Nothing is by chance (Arthur J. Russell)

“All sacrifice and suffering

 is redemptive. 

It is used to either teach the individual 

or to help others. 

Nothing is by chance.”

  - Arthur J. Russell

268/365 - Listen to it carefully (Richard Bach)

“Your conscience

is the measure of the honesty 

of your selfishness.

Listen to it carefully.”

  - Richard Bach

Illusions: 

The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah