Quotes
<< Prev Next >>
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning
He was born stupid, and greatly increased his birthright
He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence
God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal
God cannot alter the past, though historians can
Friendship is like money, easier made than kept
For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself
Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint
Search
On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays