It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

We will by conscious command evolve cerebral centers which will permit
us to use powers that we now are not read more

We will by conscious command evolve cerebral centers which will permit
us to use powers that we now are not even capable of imagining.

What great things would you attempt if you knew you could not fail.

What great things would you attempt if you knew you could not fail.

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by
their understandings.

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by
their understandings.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a read more

I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, read more

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to
us. We have to build it piece by piece-by thought, choice, courage and
determination.