Search then the ruling passion; there alone,
The wild are constant, and the cunning known;
The fool read more

Search then the ruling passion; there alone,
The wild are constant, and the cunning known;
The fool consistent, and the false sincere;
Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here.

If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than
from our strength.

If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than
from our strength.

Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.

Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.

Who would not, finding way, break loose from hell,
. . . .
And boldly venture to read more

Who would not, finding way, break loose from hell,
. . . .
And boldly venture to whatever place
Farthest from pain?

Submit or resign.
[Lat., Se soumettre ou se demettre.]

Submit or resign.
[Lat., Se soumettre ou se demettre.]

Difference of object does not alter singleness of passion. It
merely intensifies it. We can have but one great read more

Difference of object does not alter singleness of passion. It
merely intensifies it. We can have but one great experience at
best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as
often as possible.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

The difficulty in life is the choice.

The difficulty in life is the choice.

The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes. -Victor Frank.

The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes. -Victor Frank.