Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than to contribute to human freedom; and in so far as they fail, on the whole, to perform this function, they are wrong and need reconstruction.

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If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

If we divine a discrepancy between a man's words and his character, the whole impression...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker;...

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of...

So far as discipline is concerned, freedom means not its absence but the use of...

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

Each man must have his I; it is more necessary to him than bread; and...

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance...

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure...

The general fact is that the most effective way of utilizing human energy is through...

The general fact is that the most effective way of utilizing human energy is through...

The bashful are always aggressive at heart.

The bashful are always aggressive at heart.

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or...

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great...

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes...

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes...

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The...

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The...

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault

I'll write, because I'll give - You critics means to live; For should I not...

I'll write, because I'll give - You critics means to live; For should I not...