Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.

Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.

I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And read more

I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful read more

I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire
it.

Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire
it.

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in read more

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.

The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.

The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in read more

Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady
purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its read more

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady
purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.