There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free read more

There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
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Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
and things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art; to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.

To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows read more

To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows out a light.

Today is yesterday's pupil.

Today is yesterday's pupil.

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says "For the woman I love" and the read more

Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says "For the woman I love" and the second, "For my best friend.".