The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, read more

The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.

If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he read more

If a man has good manners and is not afraid of other people he will get by, even if he is stupid.

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

You can only be free if I am free.

You can only be free if I am free.

It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.

It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.

Sundays, quiet islands on the tossing seas of life.

Sundays, quiet islands on the tossing seas of life.

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on read more

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.

Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.

Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.