Man's chief difference from the brutes lies in the exuberant excess of his subjective propensities - his preeminence over them simply and solely in the number and in the fantastic and unnecessary character of his wants, physical, moral, aesthetic, and intellectual. Had his whole life not been a quest for the superfluous, he would never have established himself as inexpugnably as he has done in the necessary.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

All the higher, more penetrating ideals are revolutionary. They present themselves far less in the guise of effects of past experience than in that of probable…

If this life be not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from w…

Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, man is a fallen god who remembers the heavens.

'Yay, Old'uns' Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds and made miracles ord'nary, but it din't master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts of humans, yay, a hung…

Man's respect for the imponderables varies according to his mental constitution and environment. Through certain modes of thought and training it can be elevat…