No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.

No man ever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater to himself.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

Lord I disbelieve -- help thou my unbelief.

Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for read more

Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for control, makes men prefer reason's imagination to the imagination of the senses. And yet it is always the imagination alone which is at work.

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not read more

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.

There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough read more

There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve.

Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.

Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.

SIN: Self-Inflicted Nonsense.

SIN: Self-Inflicted Nonsense.

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified read more

Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime -- I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness.