It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.

And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus. read more

• Thought Finally Our Time Beard Thing Woman Cannot Do Better Man Success Assured Circus

Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in. read more

• Thought Keep Behind Put Front

Sanity was statistical. It was merely a question of learning to think as they thought. read more

• Thought Sanity Statistical Merely Question Learning Think They Thought

Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a falseposition. read more

• Thought Constant Development Law Life Man Tries Maintain Dogmas Appear Consistent Drives Himself Falseposition

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you"ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you"ll become a philosopher. read more

• Thought by Means Marry Get Good Wife Become Happy Bad Philosopher

We may have many acquaintances, but we can have but few friends; this made Aristotle say that he that hath many friends hath none. read more

• Thought Many Acquaintances Few Friends Made Aristotle Say Hath None

The inevitable consequence of poverty is dependence. read more

• Thought Inevitable Consequence Poverty Dependence

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. read more

• Thought Great Works Performed by Strength Perseverance

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly. read more

• Thought Keep Secret Wisdom Expect Others Folly

He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else. read more

• Thought Does Mind Belly Hardly Anything