A faith to live by, a self to live with, and a purpose to live for.

A faith to live by, a self to live with, and a purpose to live for.

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out read more

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out of his belly, contending with the strange rapacity of savage life, the lower stage of creation, he cannot make the effort any more.

To say, "well done" to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made read more

To say, "well done" to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.

We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our
rewards will always be in read more

We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our
rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make read more

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something
to be enthusiastic about.

A Code of Honor-never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with
mischief as your goal. There are just too many read more

A Code of Honor-never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with
mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to
justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really
attractive.

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy read more

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy next to me.

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that read more

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.