I find that when I think I am asking God to forgive me I am often in reality. . . asking Him not to forgive me but to excuse me.

The forthputting of willpower is a means of strengthening willpower. The will becomes strong by exercise. To stick to a thing till you are master is a test of intellectual discipline and power. read more

• Thought Forthputting Willpower Means Strengthening Becomes Strong by Exercise Stick Thing Till Master Test Intellectual Discipline Power

Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That"s all you need. read more

• Thought Hide Craziness Behind Beautiful Smile Need

A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast read more

• Thought Clown Like Aspirin Works Twice Fast

What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose. read more

• Thought What Heart Once Owned Had Lose

Scientific research can reduce superstition by encouraging people to think and view things in terms of cause and effect. read more

• Thought Scientific Research Reduce Superstition by Encouraging People Think View Things Terms Cause Effect

Isn"t it funny how day by day nothing changes. But when you look back, everything is different? read more

• Thought Funny How Day by Nothing Changes Look Everything Different

The true enjoyments must be spontaneous and compulsive and look to no remoter end. read more

• Thought True Enjoyments Spontaneous Compulsive Look Remoter End

If a mother is mourning not for what she has lost but for what her dead child has lost, it is a comfort to believe that the child has not lost the end for which it was created. read more

• Thought Mother Mourning for What Lost Dead Child Comfort Believe End Which Created

Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone. read more

• Thought Pride Gets Pleasure Having Something More Next Man Comparison Makes Proud Above Rest Once Element Competition Gone

In justifying cruelty to animals we put ourselves also on the animal level. We choose the jungle and must abide by our choice. read more

• Thought Justifying Cruelty Animals Put Ourselves Also Animal Level Choose Jungle Abide by Our Choice