The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves.

A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke. read more

• Thought Woman Occasional Pleasure Cigar Smoke

We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment. read more

• Thought Raising Children Little Tolerance for Disappointment

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. read more

• Motivational Experience Thought Positive-thoughts Life Spent Making Mistakes More Honorable Useful Doing Nothing

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There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. read more

• Thought Nothing Like Staying Home for Real Comfort

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. read more

• Thought Banish Imperfection Destroy Expression Check Exertion Paralyze Vitality

Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God some where in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from. read more

• Thought Our Passionate Preoccupation Sky Stars God Some Outer Space Homing Impulse Drawn Came from

Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience... The desire to escape or camouflage their unsatisfactory selves develops in the frustrated a facility for pretending -- for making a show -- and also a readiness to identify themselves wholly with an imposing spectacle. read more

• Thought Glory Largely Theatrical Concept Striving for Without Vivid Awareness Audience Desire Escape Camouflage Their Unsatisfactory Selves Develops Frustrated Facility Pretending Making Show Also Readiness Identify Themselves Wholly Imposing Spectacle

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. read more

• Thought Game History Usually Played by Best Worst Over Heads Majority Middle

The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself. read more

• Thought Individual Justify Existence by Own Efforts Eternal Bondage Himself

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. read more

• Thought Hardest Arithmetic Master Which Enables Us Count Our Blessings