The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we read more

The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.

Every one comes between men's souls and God, either as a brick wall or as a bridge. Either you are read more

Every one comes between men's souls and God, either as a brick wall or as a bridge. Either you are leading men to God or you are driving them away.

All of us are watchers -- of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway -- but few are read more

All of us are watchers -- of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway -- but few are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing.

It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.

It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.

Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.

What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.

What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.

It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to.

It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time, and a fairly romantic nature to want to.

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's read more

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.