Young men's minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.

Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventures, story-tellers, and singers of songs. read more

• Thought Dads Most Ordinary Men Turned by Love Heroes Adventures Story Tellers Singers Songs

It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it. read more

• Thought Nature Desire Satisfied Most Men Live for Gratification

No matter how short or long your journey to your accomplishment is, if you don"t begin you can"t get there. Beginning is difficult, but unavoidable! read more

• Thought Matter How Short Long Journey Accomplishment Begin Get Beginning Difficult Unavoidable

After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs. read more

• Thought After Great Pain Formal Feeling Comes Nerves Sit Ceremonious Like Tombs

Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed. read more

• Thought Some Kinds Animals Burrow Ground Others Do Nocturnal Owl Bat Use Hours Daylight Tame Wild Man Mule Leopard Wolf Invariably Elephant Easily Tamed

A guest never forgets the host who has treated him kindly. read more

• Treated Forgets Kindly Host Guest

There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. read more

• Two See Man People More Nothing Friends Enemies Keep Eye Their House Wife Nobler Admirable Delighting

Better to live or die, once and for all, than die by inches. read more

• Live Better Once Die for by Inches

Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. read more

• Love Men Grow Sooner Sleep War Tired Dancing Singing

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for. read more

• Inspirational Motivational Friendship Friend Die for Find Great Worth Dying Difficulty