Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.

Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

We make a vessel from a lump of clay; It is the space inside the vessel that makes it useful. read more

We make a vessel from a lump of clay; It is the space inside the vessel that makes it useful. ... Thus, while the tangible has advantages, It is the intangible that makes it useful.

Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.

Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.

Know and believe in yourself, and what others think won't disturb you.

Know and believe in yourself, and what others think won't disturb you.

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible
intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is read more

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible
intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also
flowing through you.

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to read more

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

If you play it safe in life, you've decided that you don't want to grow anymore.

If you play it safe in life, you've decided that you don't want to grow anymore.