The planting of a tree, especially one of the long-living hardwood trees, is a gift which you can make to posterity at almost no cost and with almost no trouble, and if the tree takes root it will far outlive the visible effect of any of your other actions, good or evil.

Don't make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what's actually good for you. read more

• Good Over What for Actually Feels Habit Choosing

Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very,' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be read more

• Thought Substitute Damn Every Time Inclined Write Very Editor Delete Writing

We can"t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. read more

• Thought Help Everyone Someone

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. read more

• Thought Pride Makes Us Artificial Humility Real

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. read more

• Thought Feared Lose Loved Read Does Love Breathing

At 50, everyone has the face he deserves. read more

• Thought Everyone Face Deserves

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. read more

• Thought Liberty Means Anything Right Tell People What They Do Want Hear

All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force. read more

• Thought Tyrannies Rule Fraud Force Once Exposed They Rely Exclusively

They say that time heals all things, they say you can always forget; but the smiles and the tears across the years they twist my heart strings yet! read more

• Thought They Say Time Heals Things Forget Smiles Tears Across Years Twist Heart Strings Yet

That rifle on the wall of the labourer"s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. read more

• Thought Rifle Wall Labourer Cottage Working Class Flat Symbol Democracy Our Job See Stays