Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making read more

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. - All About Ourselves and Other Essays.

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that read more

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we
hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about
us.

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility,
then Athens ceased to be free and was never read more

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility,
then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.

The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to read more

The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty. - Definitions, 1953.

What is in the end to be thrown down, Begins by being first set on high.

What is in the end to be thrown down, Begins by being first set on high.

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know
why? While you're carrying a read more

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know
why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.

Ask God's blessing on your work, but don't ask him to do it for you.

Ask God's blessing on your work, but don't ask him to do it for you.

Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.

Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.