Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.
Congenial labor is essence of happiness.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you.
Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
Science is uneasy with beginnings. Mythology is concerned above all with what happened "in the beginning". Its signature is "Once upon a time".
Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.
Do what thy manhood bids thee do.
We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.
There is only one meaning of life, the act of living itself.
There must be more to life than having everything!
Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
I understand by 'freedom of spirit' something quite definite - the unconditional will to say No, where it is dangerous to say No.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses before zebras.
Pray because you have a Father, not because it quietens you, and give Him time to answer.
Chicago was started by a bunch of New Yorkers who said "Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough."
Where thou art, that is home.
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms. -Samuel Johnson No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
To have a good friend is one of the highest delights of life; to be a good friend is one of the noblest and most difficult undertakings.