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There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite read more
There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language. - Aphorisms from His Bedside Teachings and Writings.
The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, read more
The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labors of cabinets and foreign offices.
The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.
The intellect is weak; it has no power except over what is as weak as itself.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.
Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.
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.
A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.
A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.
A lot of my peer group think I'm an eccentric bisexual, like I may even have an ammonia-filled tentacle somewhere read more
A lot of my peer group think I'm an eccentric bisexual, like I may even have an ammonia-filled tentacle somewhere on my body. That's okay.
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.