While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.

I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. read more

• Thought Teach Pupils Attempt Provide Conditions Which They Learn

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. read more

• Thought Say What Feel Those Mind Matter

Fame is like a castle. Castles are beautiful to dream and wonderful to watch, but too encircled to live in! read more

• Thought Fame Like Castle Castles Beautiful Dream Wonderful Watch Too Encircled Live

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard. read more

• Thought Natural Right Use Our Pens Tongue Peril Risk Hazard

Live each day as if your life had just begun. read more

• Thought Live Day Life Had Begun

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Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before. read more

• Thought Such State Life None Happy by Anticipation Change Itself Nothing Made Next Wish Again World Yet Exhausted Let See Something Tomorrow Which Saw Before

This is one of the disadvantages of wine: it makes a man mistake words for thought. read more

• Thought Disadvantages Wine Makes Man Mistake Words for Thought

To set the mind above the appetites is the end of abstinence, which if not a virtue, is the groundwork of a virtue. read more

• Thought Set Mind Above Appetites End Abstinence Which Virtue Groundwork

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. read more

• Thought Pleasure Very Seldom Found Sought Our Brightest Blazes Commonly Kindled by Unexpected Sparks

Falsehood always endeavors to copy the mien and attitude of truth. read more

• Thought Falsehood Endeavors Copy Mien Attitude Truth

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