The Bible has noble poetry in it... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies.

Trips to the dentist I like to postpone that kind of thing. read more

• Thought Trips Dentist Like Postpone Kind Thing

Regrets are the tears of good deeds left undone read more

• Thought Regrets Tears Good Deeds Left Undone

Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves. read more

• Thought Parents Do Too Much for Their Children Themselves

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. read more

• Thought Practice Does Perfect Makes

Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. read more

• Thought Good People Get Cheated Horses Ridden

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them read more

• Wisdom Good Bookroom Feel Some Mysterious Way Absorbing Wisdom Contained Books Skin Without Even Opening Them

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. read more

• Thought Habit Flung Window by Any Man Coaxed Downstairs Step Time

Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes, and wishes he was certain. read more

• Thought Religion Consists Set Things Which Average Man Thinks Believes Wishes Certain

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. read more

• Thought Twenty Years from More Disappointed by Things Do Ones Did Throw Off Bowlines Sail Away Safe Harbor Catch Trade Winds Sails Explore Dream Discover

Arguments have no chance against petrified training; they wear it as little as the waves wear a cliff. read more

• Thought Arguments Chance Against Petrified Training They Wear Little Waves Cliff