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The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a read more
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.
Few persons are made of such strong fiber that they will make a costly outlay when surface work will pass read more
Few persons are made of such strong fiber that they will make a costly outlay when surface work will pass as well in the market.
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.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.
The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.
Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active read more
Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the works of the active life so as to become yet more apt for contemplation.
To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.
To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.
