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The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs... one step at a time.
The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs... one step at a time.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.
Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.
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.
Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.
Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.
