Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do read more

Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly.

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in read more

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.

I would rather think of life as a good book. The further you get into it,
the more it begins read more

I would rather think of life as a good book. The further you get into it,
the more it begins to come together and make sense.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can
get with just a kind word.

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can
get with just a kind word.

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore
them long enough.

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore
them long enough.

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.

The closest distance between two people is a good
laugh.

The closest distance between two people is a good
laugh.