Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us--and read more

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us--and those around us -- more effectively. Look for the learning.

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look read more

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

The great recipe for success is to work, and always work.

The great recipe for success is to work, and always work.

Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.

Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they read more

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.

I have found it is much easier to make a success in life than to make a success of one's read more

I have found it is much easier to make a success in life than to make a success of one's life.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

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.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.