People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as read more

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

To most people loneliness is a doom. Yet loneliness is the very thing which God has chosen to be one read more

To most people loneliness is a doom. Yet loneliness is the very thing which God has chosen to be one of the schools of training for His very own. It is the fire that sheds the dross and reveals the gold.

People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.

People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

The moment avoiding failure becomes your motivation, you're down the path of inactivity. You stumble only if you're moving.

The moment avoiding failure becomes your motivation, you're down the path of inactivity. You stumble only if you're moving.

I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if read more

I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.

He without fear is king of the world.

He without fear is king of the world.