Fourteen
After the crest of the wave the trough—it must be so; but how profound the instinct which complains!
Fifteen
The performance of some pianists is so wonderful that it seems as if they were crossing Niagara on a tight-rope, and you tremble lest they should fall off.
Sixteen
The secret of calm cheerfulness is kindliness; no person can be consistently cheerful and calm who does not consistently think kind thoughts.
Seventeen
It is indubitable that a large amount of what is known as self-improvement is simply self-indulgence—a form of pleasure which only incidentally improves a particular part of the human machine, and even that part to the neglect of far more important parts.
Eighteen
The average man has this in common with the most exceptional genius, that his career in its main contours is governed by his instincts.