“The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.”
Freedom“It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.”
Good“The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.”
Freedom“The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.”
Best“People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing, if only I could know.”
Life“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”
Good“As soon as there is life there is danger.”
Life“The faith that stands on authority is not faith.”
Faith“A man is a god in ruins. When men are innocent, life shall be longer, and shall pass into the immortal, as gently as we awake from dreams.”
Dreams“Nature hates calculators.”
Nature“A great man is always willing to be little.”
Great“Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.”
Wisdom“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Time“The years teach much which the days never know.”
Experience“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.”
Gardening“Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.”
Change“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”
Anger“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
Friendship“With the past, I have nothing to do nor with the future. I live now.”
Future“Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.”
Men“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
Wisdom“Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.”
Nature