When the man is at home his standing in society is well known and quietly taken but when he is abroad it is problematical and is dependent on the success of his manners.
Whosoever would be a man must be a non-conformist.
Right Now Is the Time to Be Kind You cannot do a kindness too soon for you never know how soon it will be too late.
We aim above the mark to hit the mark. Every act hath some falsehood or exaggeration in it.
In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.
To believe your own thought to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men - that is genius.
Every man passes his life in the search after friendship.
Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes...
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.
The question is whether suicide is the way out or the way in.
What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.... It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he w...
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,Here once the embattled farmers stood,And fired the shot heard round the world.The foe long since in silence slept;Alike...
To laugh often and much,to win the respect of the intelligent peopleand the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest criticsand endure the betrayal of false friends;to appreciate beau...
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
Bare lists of words are found suggestive to an imaginative and excited mind.
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
Beauty is the virtue of the body as virtue is the beauty of the soul
Better be a nettle in the side of your friend than his echo.