The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of read more

The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.

I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.

It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.

It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.

If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His read more

If one of us could ascend to the heavenly realm and for a few hours accompany the divine on His daily rounds, he would see below millions of his fellow humans busily hurling themselves into the passions, sports, and action of those around him. But if our observer had the power and omniscience of the Lord, he would also feel and sense, pulsing through and vibrating from every one of us here below, a desperate and unending plea, "Notice me! I want to be known admired, and loved by the whole world!" And it is this, this glorious weakness, this dependence of ours on each other, that makes some of us usually heroes and fools at the same time.

Where secrecy reigns, carelessness and ignorance delight to hide while skill loves the light.

Where secrecy reigns, carelessness and ignorance delight to hide while skill loves the light.

A judgment about life has no meaning except the truth of the one who speaks last, and the mind is read more

A judgment about life has no meaning except the truth of the one who speaks last, and the mind is at ease only at the moment when everyone is shouting at once and no one can hear a thing.

In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes.

In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes.

We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe read more

We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much was there. The pure, tender, loving spirit which loved us so tenderly, is above us -- loving us, praying for us, and free from all suffering and woe -- yes, that is a comfort, and that first birthday in another world must have been a far brighter one than any in this poor world below!.