"To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving." ― Max Beerbohm Topic(s): Best More From Max Beerbohm "To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature." "You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men." "There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success." More In Best "The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition."― John Ruskin "Confrontation is not a dirty word. Sometimes it’s the best kind of journalism as long you don’t confront people just for the sake of a confrontation."― Don Hewitt "My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting ‘look at this.’ It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all."― John Bolton