The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.

Never mistake the power of influence. read more

• Thought Mistake Power Influence

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen. read more

• Thought Politician Needs Ability Foretell What Happen Tomorrow Next Week Month Year Afterwards Explain

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time. read more

• Thought Whatever Universal Nature Assigns Any Man Time for Good

These doorsteps seldom have a visitor. The warping boards pull out their own old nails With none to tread and put them in their place. read more

• Thought These Doorsteps Seldom Visitor Warping Boards Pull Their Own Old Nails None Tread Put Them Place

The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. read more

• Thought Savior Wants Turn Men Angels Much Hater Human Nature Totalitarian Despot Them Puppets

It is quality rather than quantity that matters. read more

• Thought Quality Rather Quantity Matters

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. read more

• Thought Much Greatness Mind Acknowledging Good Turn Doing

It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more. read more

• Thought Man Too Little Poor Hankers After More

We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality. read more

• Thought More Often Frightened Hurt Suffer from Imagination Reality

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. read more

• Thought Things Difficult Do Dare They