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When two men share an umbrella, both of them get wet.
When two men share an umbrella, both of them get wet.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Just do what you do best.
Just do what you do best.
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard read more
If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You read more
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning -- and some of them many times over -- what do you find? That you can swim? Well -- life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!
When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor were hungry, read more
When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor were hungry, they called me a communist.
When in doubt, don't.
When in doubt, don't.
