The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the read more

The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods.

Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.

Always accept good fortune with grace and humility.

Accept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first read more

Accept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first place.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, read more

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

One day the faithful will have it all!

One day the faithful will have it all!

To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.

To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.

Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.

Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.

My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the
universe. To him, all good things--trout as well read more

My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the
universe. To him, all good things--trout as well as eternal
salvation--come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not
come easy.

Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.

Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success.