A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever read more

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for the time, leave us the weaker ever after.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and read more

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is read more

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.

Everything without tells the individual that he is nothing; everything within persuades him that he is everything.

Everything without tells the individual that he is nothing; everything within persuades him that he is everything.

We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.

We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.

Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, read more

Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, beautified, and enlarged.

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community read more

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.