I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have read more

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't read more

If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't grasped the situation.

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch -what makes read more

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch -what makes you go beyond the norm.

The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.

The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may read more

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.