The poet's expression of joy conceals his despair at not having found the reality of joy.
Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations.
Frequent risk-takers have had their fair shares of failures and successes, hence, being confident in reaching their goals, they will usually seem insensitive to whether or not they look foolish or cool to other people.
For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.
I only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show the less fortunate that they aren't less fortunate after all.
Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.
If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.
If you read one hour per day in your field, that will translate into about one book per week. One book per week translates into about 50 books per year. 50 books per year will translate into about 500 books over the next ten years.
In a country of such recent civilization as ours, whose almost limitless treasures of material wealth invite the risks of capital and the industry of labor, it is but natural that material interests should absorb the attention of the people to a degree elsewhere unknown.
Show me a movement that doesn't hate somebody and I will join it at once.
As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.