One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. read more

One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore, the man who stands in the midst of the struggle and says, "I have it," merely shows by doing so that he has just lost it.

Quality has to be caused, not controlled.

Quality has to be caused, not controlled.

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you read more

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our read more

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.

By the work one knows the workmen.

By the work one knows the workmen.

Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.

Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

Language, as symbol, determines much of the nature and quality of our experience.

Language, as symbol, determines much of the nature and quality of our experience.