There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you read more

Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else, and you will be ten thousands times worse than nothing.

There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.

There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.

The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your read more

The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.

No other success can compensate for failure in the home.

No other success can compensate for failure in the home.

My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be read more

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of the players, (ie everybody), to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and read more

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the
universe is that it has never tried to contact read more

The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the
universe is that it has never tried to contact us.