There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.

To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It"s futile to gaze at the world through a car window. read more

• Thought Get Country Direct Contact Earth Futile Gaze World Car Window

If you don"t get everything you want, think of the things you don"t get that you don"t want. read more

• Thought Get Everything Want Think Things

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher. read more

• Thought Object Teaching Child Enable Get Along Without Teacher

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. read more

• Thought Keep Face Toward Sunshine Shadows Fall Behind

Palm Sunday"s thought; Life is full of ups and downs. Glorify God during the ups and fully trust in Him during the downs. read more

• Thought Palm Sunday Thought Life Full Ups Downs Glorify God During Fully Trust

A belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. read more

• Thought Belief Supernatural Source Evil Necessary Men Alone Quite Capable Every Wickedness

I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones. read more

• Thought Had Turned Away from Picture World Events Move Men Change Light Flickers Life Flows Clear Stream Matter Whether Over Mud Stones

Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. read more

• Thought Knows What True Loneliness Conventional Word Naked Terror Lonely Themselves Wears Mask Most Miserable Outcast Hugs Some Memory Illusion

Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time. read more

• Thought Any Fool Carry Wise Man Knows How Shorten Sail Time

This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still... read more

• Thought Magnificent Butterfly Finds Little Heap Dirt Sits Still Man Mud Keep