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A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.
A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men read more
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.
We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others
are here for, I don't know.
We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others
are here for, I don't know.
Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.
We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.
Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend read more
Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe depending on
his bringing up.
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one
customer at a time and take care of read more
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one
customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness
possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many read more
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness
possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are
possessed by our possessions.
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.
