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“We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind.”
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“Combien de choses nous servoyent hier d’articles de foy, qui nous sont fables aujourd’huy?
How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which today are fables for us?”
― The Complete Essays
How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which today are fables for us?”
― The Complete Essays
“Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested intellectual development.”
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“Walking on two legs has nothing to do with intelligence.”
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“I was not offended, my love. An insult is like a drink; it affects one only if accepted. And pride is too heavy baggage for my journey...”
― Glory Road
― Glory Road
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