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Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then read more
Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, read more
Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, hopefully, more than instinctive killers and selfish brutes. Why take such a dim view of our potentialities and capabilities?
Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.
Many a man owes his success to his first wife and his second wife to his success.
Common sense is perhaps the most equally divided, but surely the most underemployed, talent in the world.
Common sense is perhaps the most equally divided, but surely the most underemployed, talent in the world.
You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.
You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.
Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual read more
Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual fantasies which involve doing uncomfortable things in those tiny toilets. These men should not be encouraged, their fantasies are sadly low-rent and unimaginative. Affect an aloof, cool demeanor as soon as any man tries to draw you out. Unless, of course, he's the pilot.
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon read more
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls.
