We are odd compounds full of explosive material to which circumstances may at any time apply a spark, with results undreamed of even by those who tho….

Take my advice, dear reader, don’t talk epigrams even if you have the gift. I know, to those have, the temptation is almost irresistible. But resist ….

Epigram and truth are rarely commensurate. Truth has to get somewhat chiseled, as it were, before it will fit into an epigram..

When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own..

If we only knew the real value of a day..

The secret of all power is - save your force. If you want high pressure you must choke off waste..

The man who most vividly realizes a difficulty is the man most likely to overcome it..

If you go in for argument take care of your temper. Your logic if you have any will take care of itself..

Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves..

There is an illusion that has much to do with... most of our unhappiness.... We expect too much..

When a man thinks he is reading the character of another, he is often unconsciously betraying his own; and this is especially the case with those per….