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.
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Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.
Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.
Only those who have learned a lot are in a position to admit how little they know.
Only those who have learned a lot are in a position to admit how little they know.
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't read more
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to read more
A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.
If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.
If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be read more
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Beryl Coronet".
We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.
We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my read more
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.
It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.
