They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company,
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, read more

They would talk of nothing but high life and high-lived company,
with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste,
Shakespeare, and the musical glasses.

A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it

A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it

With good and gentle-humored hearts
I choose to chat where'er I come
Whate'er the subject be that read more

With good and gentle-humored hearts
I choose to chat where'er I come
Whate'er the subject be that starts.
But if I get among the glum
I hold my tongue to tell the truth
And keep my breath to cool my broth.

Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources read more

Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.

They converse as those who know that God hears.
[Lat., Ita fabulantur ut qui sciant Dominum audire.]

They converse as those who know that God hears.
[Lat., Ita fabulantur ut qui sciant Dominum audire.]

Form'd by thy converse, happily steer
From grave to gay, from lively to severe.

Form'd by thy converse, happily steer
From grave to gay, from lively to severe.

Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.

Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.

With thee conversing I forget all time:
All seasons and their change, all please alike.

With thee conversing I forget all time:
All seasons and their change, all please alike.

I love any discourse of rivers, and fish and fishing.

I love any discourse of rivers, and fish and fishing.