In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you're going to do, and just do it. No pessimest ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
I hope I didn't act foolish. This is history. In seeking honey expect the sting of bees. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.