I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital read more

I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing. To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world.

Failure is an event, never a person.

Failure is an event, never a person.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

A fault is sooner found than mended.

A fault is sooner found than mended.

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of read more

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose.

I'm afraid we have become a nation of plodders, who feel that all problems can be found in books and read more

I'm afraid we have become a nation of plodders, who feel that all problems can be found in books and that the answers are on a certain page.

People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.

People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.