A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.

A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.

Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb

Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb

There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.

There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you read more

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.

What you don't do can be a destructive force.

What you don't do can be a destructive force.

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its read more

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.

Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

Inaction, contrary for its reputation as being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

I never worry about action, but only about inaction

The most ominous of fallacies--the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.

The most ominous of fallacies--the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.