“Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it is awfully hard to get it back in.” — H.R. Haldeman, U.S. presidential advisor

“Ever notice that the people who say ‘That’s the way the ball bounces’ are usually the ones who dropped it?” — Jeff Rovin

“While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster” — Abigal Van Buren

“You can’t see the future through a rearview mirror.” — Peter Lynch

“The truth doesn’t hurt unless it ought to.” — B.C. Forbes

“If you’re scared, just holler and you’ll find it ain’t so lonesome out there.” — Joe Sugden

“We all have to go through the tumbler a few times before we can emerge as a crystal.” — Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

“We think adversity itself is darkness, but the reality of the darkness is that it can serve to illuminate the light. Without pain there is no pleasure, without valleys there are no fountain tops, and without struggle there is no sense of achievement. — Mas Cleland

“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becalmed a habit.” — Peter Ustinov

NOTE: This week’s “Words of Wisdom” are all cited in Bits & Pieces, January 2003