Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much read more

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much sexier!.

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to read more

Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

A good composer does not imitate; he steals.

To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.

To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.

Even in the bleakest times, there are gifts to be discovered.

Even in the bleakest times, there are gifts to be discovered.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. -David read more

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. -David Starr Jordan.