The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.
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We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the
world of spirit.
We are born into the world of nature; our second birth is into the
world of spirit.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts,"
probably lost.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts,"
probably lost.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be
happy.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be
happy.
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're read more
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches
you a lesson.
Never hire anyone who is going to report directly to you who you do not intuitively just plain like from read more
Never hire anyone who is going to report directly to you who you do not intuitively just plain like from first impressions. If your instincts tell you you're going to have a hard time working with someone, pass.
The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more
The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Discontent is the first necessity of progress.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteeen.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteeen.
Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you
are a whole, total person, not an apprentice read more
Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you
are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to
someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and
experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality.
