We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop read more

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit on a hot stove lid again - and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore. -Mark Twain.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the read more

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. - The Business of Life.

Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story read more

Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart.

You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I read more

You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I know that is not so.

The worst men often give the best advice.

The worst men often give the best advice.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.

For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.