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Rules of society are nothing; ones conscience is the umpire.
Rules of society are nothing; ones conscience is the umpire.
One realizes the full importance of time only when there is little of it left. Every man's greatest capital asset read more
One realizes the full importance of time only when there is little of it left. Every man's greatest capital asset is his unexpired years of productive life.
We delight in one knowable thing, which comprehends all that is knowable; in one apprehensible, which draws together all that read more
We delight in one knowable thing, which comprehends all that is knowable; in one apprehensible, which draws together all that can be apprehended; in a single being that includes all, above all in the one which is itself the all.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work read more
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.
I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage].
I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage].
The world is a living image of God.
The world is a living image of God.
To be human means to feel inferior.
To be human means to feel inferior.
Peak performers develop powerful mental images of the behavior that will lead to the desired results. They see in their read more
Peak performers develop powerful mental images of the behavior that will lead to the desired results. They see in their mind's eye the result they want, and the actions leading to it.
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that read more
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.
