Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a corner and must say something.

Quote by Frank Crane

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Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing...

Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing...

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have...

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have...

You are wise, witty and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort...

You are wise, witty and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort...

The Golden Rule is of no use to you whatever unless you realize it is...

The Golden Rule is of no use to you whatever unless you realize it is...

A good motto is: use friendliness but do not use your friends.

A good motto is: use friendliness but do not use your friends.

What is a friend? I will tell you... it is someone with whom you dare...

What is a friend? I will tell you... it is someone with whom you dare...

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have...

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have...

Education is the fire-proofer of emotions

Education is the fire-proofer of emotions

A friend is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.

A friend is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.

You do not succeed because you do not know what you want, but because you...

You do not succeed because you do not know what you want, but because you...

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment...

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment...

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment...

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment...

Your sole contribution to the sum of things is yourself.

Your sole contribution to the sum of things is yourself.

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

Next, in importance to books are their titles.

Whenever you read a good book, it's like the author is right there, in the...

Whenever you read a good book, it's like the author is right there, in the...

Only your friends steal your books

Only your friends steal your books

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it....

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it....

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

Without books, God is silent, justice dormant, natural science at a stand, philosophy lame, letters...

Without books, God is silent, justice dormant, natural science at a stand, philosophy lame, letters...

My books are very few, but then the world is before me - a library...

My books are very few, but then the world is before me - a library...