It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes lifeblessed.

I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it"s meant to be, which is fun and entertaining. read more

• Thought Want People Understand Gambling Bad Thing Do Within Framework What Meant Which Fun Entertaining

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. read more

• Thought Soul Journey Liberty Perfect Think Feel Do Pleases

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. read more

• Thought Better Witty Fool Foolish Wit

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if there wasn"t anything but contentment in his world, man wouldn"t be any more of a success than an angleworm is. read more

• Thought Contentment Kind Moral Laziness Wasn Anything World Man Wouldn Any More Success Angleworm

The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolours the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it. read more

• Thought Human Understanding Like False Mirror Which Receiving Rays Irregularly Distorts Discolours Nature Things by Mingling Its Own

A person hears only what they understand. read more

• Thought Person Hears What They Understand

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops. read more

• Thought Happiness Ball After Which Run Wherever Rolls Push Our Feet Stops

Ingratitude is always a kind of weakness. I have never known men of ability to be ungrateful. read more

• Thought Ingratitude Kind Weakness Known Men Ability Ungrateful

One would give generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of a cupped receiving hand. read more

• Thought Give Generous Alms Had Eyes See Beauty Cupped Receiving Hand

Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. read more

• Thought Certain Flaws Necessary for Whole Seem Strange Old Friends Lacked Quirks