There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.

There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.

We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny.

We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny.

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the read more

The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust.

In the service of the Lord, it is not where but how you serve.

In the service of the Lord, it is not where but how you serve.

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.

Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.

To be human means to feel inferior.

To be human means to feel inferior.

I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything read more

I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything has happened; nothing exciting or new or interesting is ever going to happen again... the future is just going to be a vast, conforming suburb of the soul.