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In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is read more
In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. - The Books in My Life.
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time read more
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing. [On the prospects for his 1997 movies The Rainmaker and Good Will Hunting].
If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the read more
If you will discipline yourself to make your mind self-sufficient you will thereby be least vulnerable to injury from the outside.
Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too read more
Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.
One shouldn't talk of halters in the hanged man's house.
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by read more
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Mahfouz.
