Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered read more

Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to
get it.

Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to
get it.

Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.

Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to
pleasure.

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to
pleasure.

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

The only tyrant I will accept in this world is the "still small
voice" within me.

The only tyrant I will accept in this world is the "still small
voice" within me.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.