Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.

Quote by H Jackson Brown Jr

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When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to...

When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to...

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours...

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours...

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all...

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all...

You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like...

You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like...

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory...

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory...

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own

Luck marches with those who give their very best.

Luck marches with those who give their very best.

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be...

We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be...

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because theyre not on your road...

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because theyre not on your road...

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot...

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot...

Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the...

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the...