One of the proofs of the immortality of soul is that myriads have believed in it – they also believed the world was flat. Mark Twain, an American author....
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke, an English philosopher....
He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius. William Gilmore Simms, an American novelist, poet, and historian....
Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses. Charles William Eliot, an American academic and the President of Harvard University....
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain, an American author....
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. François de La Rochefoucauld, a French author....
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly. Samuel Johnson, an English author....
It is a hard thing to practise this universal love, and to love our neighbours as ourselves, as our Lord commanded us. But if you will understand it rightly, there is a greater reward attached to this...
Hindus don’t eat cows. Anglicans eat beef on Sundays. One man’s sin is another man’s roast dinner. Paul Arden, God Explained in a Taxi Ride....
It doesn’t matter what Groucho or Elvis or Britney or any other one-name performer does or did… the critics won’t be placated. Changing your act to make them happy is a fool’s ...