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True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
the tragic or the humorous is a matter of perspective
It can be helpful simply to make a written or mental list of the things you do each day. Then read more
It can be helpful simply to make a written or mental list of the things you do each day. Then give yourself a mental credit for each of them, however small. This will help you focus on what you have done instead of what you haven't gotten around to do. It may sound simplistic, but it works.
You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.
You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. - Maxims.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. - Maxims.
Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They read more
Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They keep you. - Essays.
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind read more
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
The seeing of objects involves many sources of information beyond those meeting the eye when we look at an object. read more
The seeing of objects involves many sources of information beyond those meeting the eye when we look at an object. It generally involves knowledge of the object derived from previous experience, and this experience is not limited to vision but may include the other senses: touch, taste, smell, hearing, and perhaps also temperature or pain.
