It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

Quote by John Burroughs

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Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never...

Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never...

The secret of happiness is something to do.

The secret of happiness is something to do.

Leap, and the net will appear.

Leap, and the net will appear.

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

If you think you can do it, you can.

If you think you can do it, you can.

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where...

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where...

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands...

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands...

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another.

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last...

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last...

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than...

Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than...

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work,...

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only...

The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only...

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion

There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion

When I hear somebody talk about a horse or cow being stupid; I figure it's...

When I hear somebody talk about a horse or cow being stupid; I figure it's...