I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
As you get older, you realize that no one has all the answers. It turns out that life is an exercise in living with the certainty of uncertainty. – Jason Kilar
Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
Laws control the lesser man… Right conduct controls the greater one.
How much of human life is lost in waiting.
Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.
A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what you imagine; and at last you create what you will.
Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
Wine gives a man nothing. It neither gives him knowledge nor wit; it only animates a man, and enables him to bring out what a dread of the company has repressed. It only puts in motion what had been locked up in frost.
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself.
While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth?
Injustice in the end produces independence.
Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.
I believe in things that are developed through hard work. I always like people who have developed long and hard, especially through introspection and a lot of dedication. I think what they arrive at is usually a much deeper and more beautiful thing than the person who seems to have that ability and fluidity from the beginning. I say this because its a good message to give to young talents who feel as I used to.
The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.
Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they never fly by twilight.
Haven’t you learned yet that I put something more than whisky into my speeches.
