You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn"t change anything. It messes with your mind and steals your happiness. read more

• Thought Worrying Waste Time Doesn Change Anything Messes Mind Steals Happiness

The perfect church service,would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God. read more

• Thought Perfect Church Service Almost Unaware Our Attention Been God

Jealousy is a kind of civil war in the soul, where judgment and imagination are at perpetual jars. This civil dissension in the mind, like that of the body politic, commits great disorders, and lays all waste. Nothing stands safe in its way; Nature, interest, religion, must yield to its fury. It violates contracts, dissolves society, breaks wedlock, betrays friends and neighbours. No body is good, and every one is either doing or designing them a mischief. It has a venom that more or less rankles wherever it bites: And as it reports fancies or facts, so it disturbs its own house as often as other folks. read more

• Thought Jealousy Kind Civil War Soul Judgment Imagination Perpetual Jars Dissension Mind Like Body Politic Commits Great Disorders Lays Waste Nothing Stands Safe Its Way Nature Interest Religion Yield Fury Violates Contracts Dissolves Society Breaks Wedlock Betrays Friends Neighbours Good Every Either Doing Designing Them Mischief Venom More Rankles Wherever Bites Reports Fancies Facts Disturbs Own House Often Folks

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. read more

• Thought Count Braver Overcomes Desires Conquers Enemies for Hardest Victory Over Self

Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends. read more

• Thought Exercise Application Produce Our Affairs Health Body Cheerfulness Mind These Us Precious Friends

The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond. read more

• Thought Purity Men Love Like Mists Which Envelope Earth Azure Ether Beyond

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this? read more

• Thought Most Do for Friend Simply Wealth Bestow Knows Happy Loving Want Reward Friendship Divine

When a dog runs at you, whistle for him. read more

• Thought Dog Runs Whistle for

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. So aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. read more

• Thought Do Too Moral Cheat Much Life Aim Above Morality Simply Good for Something

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. read more

• Thought Our Truest Life Dreams Awake