I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that read more

I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the
consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater
pleasures.

The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what
one does.

The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what
one does.

The effects of our actions may be postponed but they are never lost. There is an inevitable reward for good read more

The effects of our actions may be postponed but they are never lost. There is an inevitable reward for good deeds and an inescapable punishment for bad. Meditate upon this truth, and seek always to earn good wages from Destiny.

We are all alike, on the inside.

We are all alike, on the inside.

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel read more

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.

We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.

We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.

You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive
back.

You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive
back.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should
be-because sooner or later, if you're read more

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should
be-because sooner or later, if you're posing, you will forget the pose and
then where are you?.