It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only read more

It is just as cowardly to judge an absent person as it is wicked to strike a defenseless one. Only the ignorant and narrow-minded gossip, for they speak of persons instead of things.

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.

Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves

Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on read more

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, read more

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.