Compulsions Quotes

There is another old poet whose name

I do not now remember who said,

'Truth is the daughter of Time.'

The way for a young man to rise

is to improve himself in every way he can,

never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

It is astonishing what an effort

it seems to be for many people

to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.

Your art is your story;

tell it fearlessly.

You can’t put a limit on anything.

The more you dream,

the farther you get.

Buy less,

choose well,

make it last.

The whole secret of

a successful life is

to find out what is

one's destiny to do,

and then do it.

Oh, yes; you Virginians shed barrels of perspiration while standing

off at a distance and superintending the work your slaves do for you.

It is different with us.

Here it is every fellow for himself,

or he doesn't get there.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

Delight in meditation and solitude.

It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call

an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.

The Christian's Bible is a drug store.

Its contents remain the same,

but the medical practice changes.

You have no facial expression.

Show class,

have pride,

and display character.

God screens us evermore from premature ideas.

The future is a function of the present,

not a prediction of the past.

Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge

among the people.

I never had a drink in my life.

I don't smoke or anything.

I feel like I’m too busy writing history to read it.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.