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A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The read more
A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The worth of a person, or a thing, or an idea, is in being, not in doing, not in having.
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
I have never been contained except I made the prison.
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to read more
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
I have just about all I can take of myself.
I have just about all I can take of myself.
The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation.
The force of selfishness is as inevitable and as calculable as the force of gravitation.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far read more
God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far as you are a created being made and let God be God in you.
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular read more
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness, but the exact opposite: It is the reward of self-esteem.
