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Good temper is an estate for life.
Good temper is an estate for life.
The man, most man, works best for men: and, if most man indeed, he gets his manhood plainest from his read more
The man, most man, works best for men: and, if most man indeed, he gets his manhood plainest from his soul.
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.
A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks.
Men are like a deck of cards. You'll find the occasional king, but most are jacks.
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs
A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so read more
A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.
A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers much read more
A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers much for them; but he becomes impatient if he is required to give them up
It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of read more
It was not that she was out of temper, but that the world was not equal to the demands of her fine organism.