A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame. less than 1 minute read
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. less than 1 minute read
Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain. less than 1 minute read
The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough. less than 1 minute read
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. less than 1 minute read
Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it. less than 1 minute read
What happens when you have great grief in your life is the arteries of that heart begins to spasms down, just literally squeezes down like this because you’re feeling the tension of your life and then the heart muscle itself will also begin - to get stressed out. less than 1 minute read
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart. less than 1 minute read
Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long and the age of the great epics is past. less than 1 minute read
