Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of read more

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. - The Lonely Crowd.

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want
the other person.

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want
the other person.

A poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a
rich person who is unhappy because the read more

A poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a
rich person who is unhappy because the poor person has hope. He thinks
money will help.

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a
Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a
Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

What's more important-your goal, or others' opinions of your goal.

What's more important-your goal, or others' opinions of your goal.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake read more

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.