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The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man.
The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man.
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result read more
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied but written off as trash. The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing.
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the read more
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.
Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us read more
Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper.
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by read more
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by the handle.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you read more
What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.
