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A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my read more
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt read more
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil.
People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got: everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with read more
People exaggerate the value of things they haven't got: everybody worships truth and unselfishness because they have no experience with them.
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges read more
If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control.
Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.
Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.
We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.
We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the read more
The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede.
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
