Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we read more

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art read more

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

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.

Whoever approaches Me walking, I will come to him running; and he who meets Me with sins equivalent to the read more

Whoever approaches Me walking, I will come to him running; and he who meets Me with sins equivalent to the whole world, I will greet him with forgiveness equal to it.

Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

I just broke up with someone and the last thing she said to me was "You'll never find anyone like read more

I just broke up with someone and the last thing she said to me was "You'll never find anyone like me again!" I'm thinking, "I should hope not! If I don't want you, why would I want someone like you."

Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's read more

Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating scheme. For example, men could be imported from the developing countries, many parts of which are suffering from a man excess, at least in relation to local food supply.

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!.

We should be lenient in our judgment, because often the mistakes of others would have been ours had we had read more

We should be lenient in our judgment, because often the mistakes of others would have been ours had we had the opportunity to make them.