Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilization and mental culture.

Quote by Al Diamond

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A penny saved is a penny wasted

A penny saved is a penny wasted

An individualist is one who pays his taxes with a smile

An individualist is one who pays his taxes with a smile

We are all sailors on the spaceship Earth.

We are all sailors on the spaceship Earth.

What is meant by a knowledge of the world is simply, an acquaintance with the...

What is meant by a knowledge of the world is simply, an acquaintance with the...

The mind of each man is the man himself

The mind of each man is the man himself

The human mind shows an urge to capture into fixed forms through unreal assumptions, that...

The human mind shows an urge to capture into fixed forms through unreal assumptions, that...

If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more...

If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more...

You see, but you do not observe

You see, but you do not observe

Mankind's struggle upwards, in which millions are trampled to death, that thousands may mount on...

Mankind's struggle upwards, in which millions are trampled to death, that thousands may mount on...

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of...

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of...

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind...

For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind...

No matter how dirty your past is, your future is still spotless. That's how God...

No matter how dirty your past is, your future is still spotless. That's how God...

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

Not one or two, Subhuti, not one or two, but all the beings - men,...

Not one or two, Subhuti, not one or two, but all the beings - men,...

A hungry man is not a free man.

A hungry man is not a free man.

Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food,...

Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food,...

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped....

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped....

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having...

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having...