Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

The most wonderfully complex fictional character is much less complicated than the most boring actual person.

The most wonderfully complex fictional character is much less complicated than the most boring actual person.

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people read more

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom.

You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I read more

You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I know that is not so.

You are not in business to be popular.

You are not in business to be popular.

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be read more

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, read more

Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.

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

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