A lie has no legs, and cannot stand; but it has wings, and can fly far and wide.

No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. read more

• Thought Advance Wealth Softening Manners Reform Revolution Brought Human Equality Millimeter Nearer

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life. read more

• Thought Those Had Father Any Rate Sweets Losing Most Men Death New Lease Life

Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell "em, "Certainly I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it read more

• Thought Whenever Asked Do Job Tell Certainly Get Busy Find How

Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed who feels what is happening. Unless one has placed oneself on the side of the oppressed, to feel with them, one cannot understand. read more

• Thought Human Beings Made Ones Do Crushing Feel Nothing Person Crushed Feels What Happening Unless Placed Oneself Side Oppressed Them Cannot Understand

Loyalty is rare if you find it keep it read more

• Thought Loyalty Rare Find Keep

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. read more

• Thought Bit Fragrance Clings Hand Gives Roses

Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect. read more

• Thought Gold Cannot Pure People Perfect

Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed rather at not being understanding. read more

• Thought Disturbed Misunderstood Rather Understanding

A family with an old person has a living treasure of gold. read more

• Thought Family Old Person Living Treasure Gold

A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections. read more

• Thought Diamond Flaw Worth More Pebble Without Imperfections