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Death is the tyrant of the imagination.
Death is the tyrant of the imagination.
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.
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," read more
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.
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.
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin read more
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
A man gift will make a way for him.
A man gift will make a way for him.
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.
There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over.
There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over.
Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the read more
Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.