590 Followers 687 FollowingHe who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice.
577 Followers 768 FollowingIf a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
603 Followers 789 FollowingThere seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.
595 Followers 690 FollowingDrinking without being thirsty and making love at any time, Madame, are the only things that distinguish us from other animals.
588 Followers 712 FollowingAmong the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.
625 Followers 939 FollowingВысокомерие – вот единственная причина того, что мы так держа заносимся перед низшими и так постыдно пресмыкаемся перед высшими.
588 Followers 753 FollowingThey are the guiding oracles which man has found out for himself in that great business of ours, of learning how to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.
547 Followers 489 FollowingWhen you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.
592 Followers 680 FollowingI believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
587 Followers 608 FollowingPower always has to be kept in check power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
643 Followers 824 FollowingHatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
570 Followers 635 FollowingA woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her...but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.
541 Followers 718 FollowingReligion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.
647 Followers 937 FollowingНе отнимай времени у занятого человека рассказами о том, какие у тебя умные дети; он хочет успеть рассказать тебе, какие у него умные дети.
594 Followers 643 FollowingWisdom is perishable. Unlike information or knowledge, it cannot be stored in a computer or recorded in a book. It expires with each passing generation.
608 Followers 920 FollowingВеликий человек держится существенного и оставляет ничтожное. Он все делает по правде, но никогда не будет опираться на законы.
626 Followers 678 FollowingThere are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
587 Followers 577 FollowingThe proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air.
613 Followers 799 FollowingWhat is hardest to accept about the passage of time is that the people who once mattered the most to us are wrapped up in parentheses.
613 Followers 777 FollowingDon't expect too much of Christmas Day. You can't crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months.
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