“God does not weigh criminality in our scales. We have one absolute, with the seal of authority upon it; and with us an ounce is an ounce, and a pound a pound. God's measure is the heart of the offender,--a balance which varies with every one of us, a balance so delicate that a tear cast in the other side may make the weight of error kick the beam.” HeartMayDoeSidesTearsBalanceAuthorityJudgmentWeightAbsolutesErrorsCastsScalesKicksPoundsDelicateVaryBeamSealsOffendersCriminality Author:James Russell Lowell
“Being an artist is like being an athlete. You have to be in there every day, keeping in shape. You have to be fearless. You have to be confident, and if you start getting thrown by criticism or esthetic terminology, you're going to fall off the balance beam and hit your head and do some injury.” IfsArtistFallBalanceShapesCriticismAthleteFearlessInjuryThrownBeamBeing An ArtistBe ConfidentTerminology Author:Lawrence Jordan
“An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.” MenWayBalanceIntegrityExcellentVillainMetalsBeamBrilliant IdeasPrecious Metal Author:John Locke