Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve read more

Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds.

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.

All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.

All things make sense; you just have to fathom how they make sense.

Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses.

Avoid being impatient. Remember time brings roses.

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.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

Start slow and taper off.

Start slow and taper off.

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.

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.