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What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, read more
What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.
The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more
The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you read more
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they read more
When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.
And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me read more
And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me slip away, you called my name.
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart, and that is softness of head.
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart, and that is softness of head.
When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
The quality of food is in inverse proportion to a dining room's altitude, especially atop bank and hotel buildings (airplanes read more
The quality of food is in inverse proportion to a dining room's altitude, especially atop bank and hotel buildings (airplanes are an extreme example).