Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.

We must as second best...take the least of the evils. read more

• Thought Second Best Take Least Evils

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist read more

• Knowledge Experience Gain Strength Temptation Resist

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man. read more

• Thought Truth Beginning Every Good Gods Man

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. read more

• Thought Man Least Himself Talks Own Person Give Mask Tell Truth

Anything I've done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. read more

• Knowledge Experience Life-and-death open-mind Anything Done Ultimately Worthwhile Initially Scared Death

You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town. read more

• Thought Get Monkey Off Circus Leaves Town

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. read more

• Thought Hope Begins Dark Stubborn Show Up Try Do Right Thing Dawn Come

The reason I never give up hope is because everything is so basically hopeless. read more

• Thought Reason Give Up Hope Everything Basically Hopeless

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don"t give up. read more

• Thought Hope Begins Dark Stubborn Show Up Try Do Right Thing Dawn Come Wait Watch Work Give

Laughter is carbonated holiness. read more

• Thought Laughter Carbonated Holiness