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Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we
fall.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we
fall.
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own
efforts.
I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own
efforts.
Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries around in
his pocket. The more he has, the read more
Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries around in
his pocket. The more he has, the more they weigh him down.
... then the world 's mine oyster.
... then the world 's mine oyster.
I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.
I know a fellow who's as broke as the Ten Commandments.
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.
Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is read more
Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.
Every creative act involves...a new innocence of perception, liberated
from the cataract of accepted belief.
Every creative act involves...a new innocence of perception, liberated
from the cataract of accepted belief.