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No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.
No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.
Failure is an event, never a person.
Failure is an event, never a person.
The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form.
The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form.
Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.
Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.
A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.
A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.
Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.
Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.
Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified read more
Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.
People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a read more
People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.
Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
Just vengeance does not call for punishment.