A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.

A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.

I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and woman trample themselves in the read more

I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and woman trample themselves in the mire and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amid the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail.

There is nothing as stupid as an educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.

There is nothing as stupid as an educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is,
is a clue to the universe. read more

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is,
is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.

Sometimes only a change of viewpoint is needed to convert a tiresome duty
into an interesting opportunity.

Sometimes only a change of viewpoint is needed to convert a tiresome duty
into an interesting opportunity.

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it
looks impossible, and then gets read more

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it
looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That's not the place to
become discouraged.

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we read more

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we
who fail to prevent them must read more

Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we
who fail to prevent them must share in the guilt for the dead.

I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.