The friend is the person whom one is in need of and by whom one is needed.
The friend is the person whom one is in need of … Read More
I never enter a new company without the hope that I may discover a friend, perhaps the friend, sitting there with an expectant smile. That hope survives a thousand disappointments.
I never enter a new company without the hope that I … Read More
Congenial labor is the secret of happiness.
Congenial labor is the secret of happiness. A. C. Benson
It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but the way in.
It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear … Read More
People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right … Read More
The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.
The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and … Read More
People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying relationships to the end.
People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying … Read More
As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.
As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain … Read More
The joy of all mysteries is the certainty which comes from their contemplation, that there are many doors yet for the soul to open on her upward and inward way.
The joy of all mysteries is the certainty which comes from … Read More
Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend’s existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.
Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more … Read More
I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.
I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine … Read More
A well begun is half ended.
A well begun is half ended. A. C. Benson
Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another.
Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it … Read More
Keeping up appearances is the most expensive thing in the world.
Keeping up appearances is the most expensive thing in the world. … Read More
It seems sometimes as if one were powerless to do any more from within to overcome troubles, and that help must come from without.
It seems sometimes as if one were powerless to do any … Read More
I don’t like authority, at least I don’t like other people’s authority.
I don’t like authority, at least I don’t like other people’s … Read More
I expect that all of us get pretty much what we deserve of appreciation.
I expect that all of us get pretty much what we … Read More
When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
When you get to my age life seems little more than … Read More
There remain times when one can only endure. One lives on, one doesn’t die, and the only thing that one can do, is to fill one’s mind and time as far as possible with the concerns of other people. It doesn’t bring immediate peace, but it brings the dawn nearer.
There remain times when one can only endure. One lives on, … Read More