The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.

The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.

The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true
courage.

The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true
courage.

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his
work and his play, his labor and his read more

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his
work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his
information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows
which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he
does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him
he's always doing both.

There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.

There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.

I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.

I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.

I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a read more

I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.

Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.

Let us watch well our beginnings, and results will manage themselves.

The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of
success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective read more

The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of
success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and
that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as
they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.