A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself. Indeed he progresses in all things by resolutely making a fool of himself.

The color of truth is gray read more

• Thought Color Truth Gray

Stepfathers are no less than those of blood: The spirit is more comely than the flesh. Fathers are defined by how they love and not by how they multiply or breed. read more

• Thought Stepfathers Those Blood Spirit More Comely Flesh Fathers Defined by How They Love Multiply Breed

Good manners can render even virtue tolerable. read more

• Thought Good Manners Render Even Virtue Tolerable

All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring read more

• Thought God Does Watch Us Kill Get Boring

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. read more

• Thought Nothing Happens Any Man Formed by Nature Bear

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Self denial is not a virtue: it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. read more

• Thought Self Denial Virtue Effect Prudence Rascality

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Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. read more

• Thought Success Does Consist Making Mistakes Same Second Time

Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness but it is greatness. read more

• Thought Forget About Likes Dislikes They Consequence Do What Done Happiness Greatness

Crime is only the retail department of what, in wholesale, we call penal law. read more

• Thought Crime Retail Department What Wholesale Call Penal Law

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart"s desire. The other is to gain it. read more

• Thought Two Tragedies Life Lose Heart Desire Gain