It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.

It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces read more

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.

Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen read more

Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,
Die eine will sich von der andern trennen.]

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would read more

Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret

Resist no temptation: a guilty conscience is more honorable than regret

The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we're not.

The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we're not.

. . . his master was in a manner always in a wrong Boxe and building
castels in the read more

. . . his master was in a manner always in a wrong Boxe and building
castels in the ayre or catching Hares with Tabers.