One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come
forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are read more

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come
forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the
reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and
disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage
or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other
embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing,
not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the
quality of their relationships with others.

Whatever you do, don't do it halfway.

Whatever you do, don't do it halfway.

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to
become well known, then wears dark glasses to read more

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to
become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, read more

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents
are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to
us. We have to build it piece by piece-by thought, choice, courage and
determination.

Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.

Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's
superiority to all that befalls him.

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's
superiority to all that befalls him.

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more

Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.