{"quotes":[{"text":"Imagine if you will:At the highly secretive, largely independent, inter-dimensional and (inevitably) clandestine organization called the Time Saving Agency, there is a saying that goes: ‘You can’t break an omelet without first making eggs’. While this may appear to be a rather flippant little idiom, there is – as is usually the case, far more to it than meets the eye.","author":"Christina Engela","tags":["agency","case","eggs","eye","goes","idiom","imagine","independent","saying","secretive","will"],"id":177349,"author_id":"Christina+Engela"},{"text":"Patience is the antidote to the restless poison of the Ego. Without it we all become ego-maniacal bulls in china shops, destroying our future happiness as we blindly rush in where angels fear to tread. In these out-of-control moments, we bulldoze through the best possible outcomes for our lives, only to return to the scene of the crime later to cry over spilt milk.","author":"Anthon St. Maarten","tags":["acceptance","angels","bad-choices","bliss","calmness","choices-and-consequences","composure","decisions","destiny","ego","egocentrism","egomaniac","egotistical","endurance","equanimity","fate","forbearance","fortitude","free-will","future","going-with-the-flow","happiness","happiness","idiom","idioms","inner-peace","inner-strength","life-lessons","long-suffering","manifestation","manifesting","outcomes","patience","peace-of-mind","perseverance","predictions","restless-heart","restlessness","restraint","self-control","serenity","spilt","stillness-of-the-mind","stoicism","tolerance","tranquility","unconditional-love","yielding"],"id":295186,"author_id":"Anthon+St.+Maarten"},{"text":"You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.","author":"Charlaine Harris","tags":["humor","idiom","optimism"],"id":434883,"author_id":"Charlaine+Harris"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":3,"pages":1}}