The most complex things are the simplest.

The most complex things are the simplest.

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a read more

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.

Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic.

Intelligence is nothing without delight.

Intelligence is nothing without delight.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that read more

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You read more

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning -- and some of them many times over -- what do you find? That you can swim? Well -- life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!