That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along.

That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along.

Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how read more

Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot read more

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter.

All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.

All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.