To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this matter for experience. A flash, and where previously the brain held a dead fact, the soul grasps a living truth! At moments we are all artists.

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Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly...

Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly...

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps...

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps...

Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and...

A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and...

Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they...

Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they...

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with...

It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with...

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best...

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best...

Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They...

Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They...

Anthology construction is one of the pleasantest hobbies that a person who is not mad...

Anthology construction is one of the pleasantest hobbies that a person who is not mad...

If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient...

If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient...

The price of justice is eternal publicity

The price of justice is eternal publicity

The moment you're born you're done for.

The moment you're born you're done for.

A sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to...

A sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to...

The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child...

The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child...

The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces...

The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces...

Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that...

Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that...

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

Among the abnormal conditions present in modern industrial society are excessive density of population, isolation...

Among the abnormal conditions present in modern industrial society are excessive density of population, isolation...

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you...

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you...

Know yourself, and dont allow yourself to change for anybody, or let anybody change you,...

Know yourself, and dont allow yourself to change for anybody, or let anybody change you,...