The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

They exchanged the quick, brilliant smile of women who dislike each other on sight.

They exchanged the quick, brilliant smile of women who dislike each other on sight.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

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.

Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of read more

Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment. For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. his hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.

Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. [Ephesians 4:26].

Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. [Ephesians 4:26].

There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.

There are two days in the week on which I never worry; One is yesterday and the other is tomorrow.

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.

Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be successful. What causes most people to fail is that after read more

Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be successful. What causes most people to fail is that after one failure, they'll stop trying.