Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some read more

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are read more

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly read more

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly apart again.

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.

Patience is the virtue of an ass, who treads beneath his burden and complains not.

Patience is the virtue of an ass, who treads beneath his burden and complains not.

The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it.

It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it.