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Pointing out the comic elements of a situation can bring a sense of proportion and perspective to what might otherwise read more
Pointing out the comic elements of a situation can bring a sense of proportion and perspective to what might otherwise seem an overwhelming problem.
If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at dawn and not many places he read more
If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at dawn and not many places he can't go at noon. But just as it demeans life to live alongside a great river you can no longer swim in or drink from, to be crowded into safer areas and hours takes much of the gloss off walking -- one sport you shouldn't have to reserve a time and a court for.
Liberty is being free from the things we don't like in order to be slaves of the things we do read more
Liberty is being free from the things we don't like in order to be slaves of the things we do like.
The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by read more
The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is read more
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.
Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.
Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.
It's in the reaction of others that perfection is found in the flawed.
It's in the reaction of others that perfection is found in the flawed.
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, read more
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, like pain or a particular smell. - Tremendous Trifles.
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.
