As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7].

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7].

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.

Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.

For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the read more

For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, read more

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

We are accountable only to ourselves for what happens to us in our lives.

We are accountable only to ourselves for what happens to us in our lives.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than read more

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.