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If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly read more
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.
Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the
arms of a chambermaid as read more
Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the
arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.
Never frown...even when you're sad you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.
Never frown...even when you're sad you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every read more
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.
Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but read more
Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which 'are' there.
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything read more
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism. - Essays and Aphorisms.
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
