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How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.
How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.
There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.
There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow. Now, number them in the order of their true read more
Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow. Now, number them in the order of their true importance. The first thing tomorrow morning, start working on an item Number 1, and stay with it until completed. Then take item Number the same way. Then Num!, and so on. Don't worry if you don't complete everything on the schedule. At least you will have completed the most important projects before getting to the less important ones.
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, read more
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.
Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.
Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.
I am as free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
When read more
I am as free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
When wild in woods the noble savage ran.
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
