What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.
Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everyb...
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.
Greatness can be contagious, but first there must be contact.
There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His...
To be a leader, take action and be an example. To be an adviser, be wise.
art is risk made visible
Even if it's not appreciated, do your best. Integrity will take you further than acknowledgement.
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names.
Capture your youth, while you can.