to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

Hope is an orientation of spirit, an orientation of the
heart. It is not the conviction that something will turn read more

Hope is an orientation of spirit, an orientation of the
heart. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the
certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as read more

Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we impart our most secret thoughts, who partakes of our joy, and comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is an everlasting pleasure to us.

Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six read more

Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six crumbs. Stooping by the coffin
lid waiting for something to rise as the something's always did. Imagine
His surprise, bellowing above the general noise, "Where is Effie? She
was dead." Back to God in a tiny voice: "My name's Maybe."
The first crumb said. The number two crumb picked up the song.
"Might, I'm called. I've done no wrong." Cried the third crumb,
"I am Should. Here's our little brother Could and my big sister
Would. Don't punish us for we've been good." And the last crumb, with
some shame, whispered unto God, "My name is Must and with the others,
we've been Effie, who isn't alive and never was. Cross the threshold have
no dread. Lift the sheet back in this way.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.

There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability read more

There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability to lead somewhere that will be to the advantage of the led….