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It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.
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.
All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.
All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed read more
Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.
Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all read more
Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
The man who tries to do something and fails is infinitely better than he who tries to do nothing and read more
The man who tries to do something and fails is infinitely better than he who tries to do nothing and succeeds.