Will Christian
Will Christian
office tendencies wit
We take life too seriously: the office of wit is to correct this tendency.
women addresses compliment
The finest compliment that can be paid to a woman of sense is to address her as such.
women rocks charity
A woman's love, like lichens upon a rock, will still grow where even charity can find no soil to nurture itself.
beautiful sweet women
The beauty of a woman transcends all other forms of beauty, as well in the sweetness of its suggestions, as in the fervor of the admiration it awakens. The beauty of a lovely woman is an inspiration, a sweet delirium, a gentle madness. Her looks are love-potions. Heaven itself is never so clearly revealed to us as in the face of a beautiful woman.
beautiful women handsome
Very handsome women have usually far less sensibility to compliments than their less beautiful sisters.
balls cannons mark
Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.
work influence whole-life
He must put his whole life into his work, who would do it well, and make it potential to influence other lives.
soul triumph small-successes
There are none so low but they have their triumphs. Small successes suffice for small souls.
leadership fall play
Who aspires to remain leader must keep in advance of his column. His fear must not play traitor to his occasions. The instant he falls into line with his followers, a bolder spirit may throw himself at the head of the movement initiated, and in that moment his leadership is gone.
motivational strong determination
A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
children care felicity
Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.
running simplicity literature
Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
vigor vitality audacity
The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
passion fire excess
The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.