It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in architecture. That which I have insisted upon as the life of the whole, that spirit which is given only by the hand and eye of the workman, can never be recalled. less than 1 minute read
Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits. less than 1 minute read
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. less than 1 minute read
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. less than 1 minute read
For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can. less than 1 minute read
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy’s country whole and intact to shatter and destroy it is not so good. less than 1 minute read
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it. less than 1 minute read
