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The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.
The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.
There are. intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and read more
There are. intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for lack of interpreters.
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, read more
One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny
One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one
One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one
You are told a lot about your education, but some beautiful, sacred memory, preserved since childhood, is perhaps the best read more
You are told a lot about your education, but some beautiful, sacred memory, preserved since childhood, is perhaps the best education of all. If a man carries many such memories into life with him, he is saved for the rest of his days. And even if only one good memory is left in our hearts, it may also be the instrument of our salvation one day.
Realists do not fear the results of their study.
Realists do not fear the results of their study.
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.
In the service of the Lord, it is not where but how you serve.
In the service of the Lord, it is not where but how you serve.