Charles Horton Cooley

It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views read more

It is surely a matter of common observation that a man who knows no one thing intimately has no views worth hearing on things in general.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.rn

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind read more

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.

A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is read more

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.