Tragedy and comedy are but two aspects of what is real, and whether we see the tragic or the humorous read more

Tragedy and comedy are but two aspects of what is real, and whether we see the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective.

My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.

My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.

The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by read more

The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything. Drops of water, by continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the hasty torrent rushes over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace behind.

In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.

In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind.

By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of read more

By concentrating our attention on the effect rather than the causes, we can avoid the laborious, nearly impossible task of trying to detect and deflect the many psychological influences on liking.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.

You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.

When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

No man is free who is not a master of himself.

No man is free who is not a master of himself.