Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, read more

Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, and the pleasure taken in them naturally has a somewhat melancholy character. So, melancholy is morbid only when it occupies too much place in life; but it is equally morbid for it to be wholly excluded from life.

Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.

Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.

If you want an open society, you have to put up with the chaos.

If you want an open society, you have to put up with the chaos.

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Happiness is a positive cash flow.

Happiness is a positive cash flow.

The peace makers shall be called the children of God.

The peace makers shall be called the children of God.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be read more

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief.

Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be read more

Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month I can be myself.

Nostalgia: When you find the present tense and past perfect.

Nostalgia: When you find the present tense and past perfect.