She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils. Edgar Rice Burroughs
It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal. Edgar Rice Burroughs
I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and hate, the two most powerful and devasting emotions that control man, nations, life. Edgar Rice Burroughs
Were there no desire there would be no virtue, and because one man desires what another does not, who shall say whether the child of his desire be Vice or Virtue? Edgar Rice Burroughs
Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed. Edgar Rice Burroughs
Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. John Burroughs
There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad. John Burroughs
Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man. John Burroughs
Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him. John Burroughs
Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. John Burroughs
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. John Burroughs
Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral. John Burroughs
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. John Burroughs