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What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.
Personality is born out of pain. It is the fire shut up in the flint. - Letters to His Son, read more
Personality is born out of pain. It is the fire shut up in the flint. - Letters to His Son, W. B. Yeats and Others.
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a read more
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.
Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.
Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.
No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.
No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.
A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.
A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence. - A Letter to Myself.
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.
A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.
