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I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What read more
I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.
Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you read more
Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite read more
Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling read more
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity
People living deeply have no fear of death.
People living deeply have no fear of death.
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and read more
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are."
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, read more
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for read more
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.