Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the way, something which is overlooked not only by the public, but very often by the…

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Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn...

Until we accept the fact that life itself is founded in mystery, we shall learn...

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the...

Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the...

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music. The world...

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music. The world...

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather...

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather...

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

The prisoner is not the one who has commited a crime, but the one who...

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline...

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of...

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of...

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing...

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing...

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face....

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face....

If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally...

If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally...

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our...

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We...

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

The stabbing horror of life is not contained in calamities and disasters, because these things...

The stabbing horror of life is not contained in calamities and disasters, because these things...

Men kick friendship around like a football and it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat...

Men kick friendship around like a football and it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat...

I've noticed your hostility towards him...I ought to have guessed you were friends.

I've noticed your hostility towards him...I ought to have guessed you were friends.