Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two.

I do not get emotionally hurt when prejudiced people pass mindless remarks about me. it is my pure innocent soul that gets stung by their imaginary interpretations and needless assumptions. read more

• About Hurt Soul Do People by Get Their Pure Gets Innocent Pass Interpretations Assumptions Imaginary Remarks Mindless Emotionally

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy. read more

• Thought Few Things Tend More Alienate Friendship Want Punctuality Our Engagements Known Breach Promise Dine Sup Break Up Intimacy

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself. read more

• Thought Tree Which Moves Some Tears Joy Eyes Others Green Thing Stands Way See Nature Ridicule Deformity Scarce Man Imagination Itself

Comedy naturally wears itself out destroys the very food on which it lives; and by constantly and successfully exposing the follies and weaknesses of mankind to ridicule, in the end leaves itself nothing worth laughing at. read more

• Thought Comedy Naturally Wears Itself Destroys Very Food Which Lives by Constantly Successfully Exposing Follies Weaknesses Mankind Ridicule End Leaves Nothing Worth Laughing

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. read more

• Thought Journey Thousand Miles Begins Single Step

For each illness that doctors cure with medicine, they provoke ten in healthy people by inoculating them with the virus that is a thousand times more powerful than any microbe: the idea that one is ill. read more

• Thought for Illness Doctors Cure Medicine They Provoke Ten Healthy People by Inoculating Them Virus Thousand Times More Powerful Any Microbe Idea Ill

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. read more

• Thought Real Voyage Discovery Consists Seeking New Landscapes Having Eyes

After luncheon the sun, conscious that it was Saturday, would blaze an hour longer in the zenith... read more

• Thought After Luncheon Sun Conscious Saturday Blaze Hour Longer Zenith

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. read more

• Thought Real Voyage Discovery Consists Seeking New Landscapes Having Eyes

In a separation it is the one who is not really in love who says the more tender things. read more

• Thought Separation Really Love Says More Tender Things