One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially
if one is to survive in the world. It read more

One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially
if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes courage.

Personal power is the ability to take action.

Personal power is the ability to take action.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity, and execute
with vigor; to sketch out a map of read more

The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity, and execute
with vigor; to sketch out a map of possibilities; and then to treat them
as probabilities.

The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.

The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it.

If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is "the
quiet acceptance of what is.".

If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is "the
quiet acceptance of what is.".

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an read more

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting. - Benchley -- or Else!

Given a big enough why people can bear almost any how.

Given a big enough why people can bear almost any how.