Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.

Serendipity - the happy surprise of finding something good or useful while not specifically searching for it. read more

• Thought Serendipity Happy Surprise Finding Something Good Useful While Specifically Searching for

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven. read more

• Thought Children Hands by Which Take Hold Heaven

Unarmed hand to hand fighting does not change through the ages; only the name changes, and it has only one rule: do it first, do it fast, do it dirtiest. read more

• Thought Unarmed Hand Fighting Does Change Ages Name Changes Rule Do First Fast Dirtiest

Love asks me no questions, and gives me endless support. read more

• Thought Love Asks Questions Gives Endless Support

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive. read more

• Thought Providence Its Appointed Hour for Everything Cannot Command Results Strive

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity. read more

• Thought for Creative Writer Possession Truth Important Emotional Sincerity

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself. You must know all the while that it is there, but until it is needed you must never let it emerge into your consciousness in any shape that can be given a name. read more

• Thought Want Keep Secret Also Hide from While Needed Let Emerge Consciousness Any Shape Given Name

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. read more

• Thought Quickest Way Ending War Lose

Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. read more

• Thought Controls Past Future Present

Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey. read more

• Knowledge Experience Donkeys Live Long Time None Seen Dead Donkey