My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to read more

Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.

Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice read more

Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.

This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.