Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

If you can look into the seeds of time
And say which grain will grow and which will not,
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If you can look into the seeds of time
And say which grain will grow and which will not,
Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear
Your favors nor your hate.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make read more

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.

Hail! Independence, hail! Heaven's next best gift,
To that of life and an immortal soul!

Hail! Independence, hail! Heaven's next best gift,
To that of life and an immortal soul!

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people.

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they read more

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. read more

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. . . must close our minds
for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our
conclusions.