Trying is a part of failing. If you are afraid to fail then you're afraid to try.

Trying is a part of failing. If you are afraid to fail then you're afraid to try.

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the read more

I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I am not deficient.

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live
twice.

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live
twice.

Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.

Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.

As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive
when my husband gets home from work, then read more

As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive
when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job.

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake read more

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.