Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making read more

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. - All About Ourselves and Other Essays.

The really idle man gets nowhere. The perpetually busy man
does not get much further.

The really idle man gets nowhere. The perpetually busy man
does not get much further.

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would read more

Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life
unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away
from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the
end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy,
and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for
him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone read more

Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.

Energy is equal to desire and purpose.

Energy is equal to desire and purpose.

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.

You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.

He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.

He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.