Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries around in
his pocket. The more he has, the read more

Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries around in
his pocket. The more he has, the more they weigh him down.

For the cause that lacks assistance, The wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good read more

For the cause that lacks assistance, The wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.

Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing. A confusion of the
real with the ideal never goes read more

Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing. A confusion of the
real with the ideal never goes unpunished.

All man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room
alone.

All man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room
alone.

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own read more

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.