We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. read more

The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment's hesitation to crush beauty and life.

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is read more

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes read more

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the Nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains of the South and their countrymen moldering the dust.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.

...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

...Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

The covetous man pines in plenty, like Tantalus up to the chin in water, and yet thirsty.

The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.

The most pitiful human ailment is a birdseed heart.