The finer the nature, the more flaws it will show through the clearness of it; and it is a law of this universe that the best things shall be seldomest seen in their best form.

Great spirits have often overcome violent opposition from mediocre minds. read more

• Thought Great Spirits Often Overcome Violent Opposition from Mediocre Minds

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could. read more

• Thought Hypocrite Despises Those Whom Deceives Respect for Himself Dupe Too

We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination. read more

• Thought Pledge Ourselves Liberate Our People from Continuing Bondage Poverty Deprivation Suffering Gender Discrimination

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone. read more

• Thought Fools Companionship Rather Live Men Selfish Vain Quarrelsome Obstinate Let Man Walk Alone

It is not more vacation we need - it is more vocation. read more

• Thought More Vacation Need Vocation

When we build, let us think that we build forever. read more

• Thought Build Let Us Think Forever

Do not think of your faults, still less of other"s faults; look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes. read more

• Thought Do Think Faults Still Look for What Good Strong Try Imitate Drop Off Like Dead Leaves Their Time Comes

Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. read more

• Thought Walk While Ye Light Lest Darkness Come Upon

Summer is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. read more

• Thought Summer Delicious Rain Refreshing Wind Braces Up Snow Exhilarating Such Thing Bad Weather Different Kinds Good

Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know of life. It is the sign of life in a mortal body, that is to say, of a state of progress and change. Nothing that lives is, or can be rigidly perfect; part of it is decaying, part nascent. read more

• Thought Imperfection Some Sort Essential Life Sign Mortal Body Say State Progress Change Nothing Lives Rigidly Perfect Part Decaying Nascent