Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music. less than 1 minute read
There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain. less than 1 minute read
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered. less than 1 minute read
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight. less than 1 minute read
The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God, the herdsman goads them on behind, and I am broken by their passing feet. less than 1 minute read
If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state. less than 1 minute read