If Man Was What He Ought To

He Who Is Too Much Afraid Of Being Duped Has Lost The Power Of Being Magnanimous.

To Be Misunderstood Even By Those Whom One Loves Is The Cross And Bitterness Of Life. It Is The Secret Of That Sad And Melancholy Smile On The Lips Of Great Men Which So Few Understand; It Is The Cruelest Trial Reserved For Self-devotion; It Is What Must Have Oftenest Wrung The Heart Of The Son Of Man; And If God Could Suffer, It Would Be The Wound We Should Be Forever Inflicting Upon Him. He Also - He Above All - Is The Great Misunderstood, The Least Comprehended.

The Growth And Development Of The Soul Is More Important Than Power And Glory.

To Learn New Habits Is Everything, For It Is To Reach The Substance Of Life. Life Is But A Tissue Of Habits.

Self-interest Is But The Survival Of The Animal In Us. Humanity Only Begins For Man With Self-surrender.