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.

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as read more

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.

Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.

Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.

Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure.

Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure.

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.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.