It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship.

If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you. read more

• Thought Want Learn Swim Jump Water Dry Land Frame Mind Help

Plato feels that ethical abstinences and austerities are essential preconditions for the cleansing and opening of the eye of the soul. read more

• Thought Plato Feels Ethical Abstinences Austerities Essential Preconditions for Cleansing Opening Eye Soul

They are words that are easy enough to say and which fill vast empty spaces. read more

• Thought They Words Easy Enough Say Which Fill Vast Empty Spaces

When he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with night, And pay no worship to the garish sun. read more

• Thought Die Take Cut Little Stars Face Heaven Fine World Love Night Pay Worship Garish Sun

Sometimes, crying is the only way your eyes speak when your mouth can"t explain how broken your heart is. read more

• Thought Sometimes Crying Way Eyes Speak Mouth Explain How Broken Heart

Hope is sweet-minded and sweet-eyed. It draws pictures; it weaves fancies; it fills the future with delight. read more

• Thought Hope Sweet Minded Eyed Draws Pictures Weaves Fancies Fills Future Delight

Words are pegs to hang ideas on. read more

• Thought Words Pegs Hang Ideas

Victories that are easy are cheap. Those only are worth having which come as the result of hard fighting. read more

• Thought Victories Easy Cheap Those Worth Having Which Come Result Hard Fighting

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. read more

• Thought Proud Man Seldom Grateful for Thinks Gets Much Deserves

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. read more

• Thought Most Shadows Life Caused by Our Standing Own Sunshine