If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, read more

If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in
owning anything unshared.

To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full read more

To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to
be full of God.

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of read more

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for
wallowing in.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world.
Someone to love, something to read more

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world.
Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a
being of power, intelligence, and read more

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a
being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts,
he holds the key to every situation.

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early
in life, clearly discerns his object, and towards read more

The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early
in life, clearly discerns his object, and towards that object habitually
directs his powers. Even genius itself is but fine observation
strengthened by fixity of purpose. Every man who observes vigilantly and
resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most
gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.