If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.

If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.

Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The read more

Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The great chain of necessity wherewith we are bound has divine significance; and nothing happens which has not some service in working out the sublime destiny of the human soul.

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.