Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.

Don"t waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all. read more

• Thought Waste Words People Deserve Silence Sometimes Most Powerful Thing Say Nothing

A man that has lost moral sense is like a man in battle with both of his legs shot off: he has nothing to stand on. read more

• Thought Man Lost Moral Sense Like Battle Both Legs Shot Off Nothing Stand

Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure. read more

• Thought Some Birds Meant Caged Their Feathers Too Bright Songs Sweet Wild Let Them Go Open Cage Feed They Somehow Fly Past Part Knows Wrong Imprison First Place Rejoices Still Live Much More Drab Empty for Departure

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. read more

• Thought Enemies Good Means Stood Up for Something Sometime Life

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. read more

• Thought Defeat Comes Accept Signal Plans Sound Rebuild Those Set Sail Once More Toward Coveted Goal

An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head. read more

• Thought Empty Head Really Stuffed Rubbish Difficulty Forcing Anything

How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty. read more

• Thought How Frighteningly Few Persons Death Spoil Our Appetite World Seem Empty

The necessary has never been man s top priority.The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of human uniqueness. read more

• Thought Necessary Been Man Top Priority Passionate Pursuit Nonessential Extravagant Chief Traits Human Uniqueness

When we are in competition with ourselves, and match our todays against our yesterdays, we derive encouragement from past misfortunes and blemishes. Moreover, the competition with ourselves leaves unimpaired our benevolence toward our fellow men. read more

• Thought Competition Ourselves Match Our Todays Against Yesterdays Derive Encouragement from Past Misfortunes Blemishes Moreover Leaves Unimpaired Benevolence Toward Fellow Men

We feel free when we escape, even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire. read more

• Thought Feel Free Escape Even from Frying Pan Fire