John Sterling

There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies. ↗

— John Sterling

#believes #does #lie #lies #man

Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will. ↗

— John Sterling

#answers #colors #feeling #man #motion

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness. ↗

— John Sterling

#instinct #intelligence #self-consciousness

Man is a substance clad in shadows. ↗

— John Sterling

#man #shadows #substance

Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords. ↗

— John Sterling

#affords #fiercest #lords #our #own

Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one. ↗

— John Sterling

#joy #life #noble #own #pain

The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that. ↗

— John Sterling

#better #education #else #everything #self-denial

Toil, feel, think, hope; you will be sure to dream enough before you die, without arranging for it. ↗

— John Sterling

#before #die #dream #enough #feel