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.

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.

Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.

Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy.

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.rn

So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.rn

I am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into read more

I am definitely going to take a course on time management... just as soon as I can work it into my schedule.

Time is the rider that breaks youth.

Time is the rider that breaks youth.

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow read more

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar read more

I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be. It's wonderful to have someone like that around, you always feel you can count on them. You can go away and come back, you can change your mind and your hairdo and your politics, and when you get through doing all these upsetting things, you look around and there they are, just the way they were, just being.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.