The thief steals from himself. The swindler swindles himself. For the real price is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they represent, namely, knowledge and virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen.

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. read more

• True Love Falling in love I Love You Put Hand Hot Stove for Minute Seems Like Hour Sit Pretty Girl

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. read more

• Thought Cannot Command Nature Except by Obeying

I finally understood what true love meant. Love meant, that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be. read more

• Thought Finally Understood What True Love Meant Care for Another Person Happiness More Own Matter How Painful Choices Face Might

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When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain. read more

• Thought Part from Friend Grieve for Which Love Most Clearer Absence Mountain Climber Plain

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win. read more

• Thought Monsters Real Ghosts Too They Live Inside Us Sometimes Win

People only see what they are prepared to see. read more

• Thought People See What They Prepared

Do the thing you are afraid to do, and the death of fear is certain. read more

• Thought Do Thing Afraid Death Fear Certain

In the woods we return to reason and faith. read more

• Thought Woods Return Reason Faith

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men, and seem to bemoan their imprisonment, rooted in the ground. read more

• Thought Plants Young World Vessels Health Vigor They Grope Upward Towards Consciousness Trees Imperfect Men Seem Bemoan Their Imprisonment Rooted Ground

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. read more

• Thought What Lies Behind Front Pales Comparison Inside