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Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and read more
Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You
must set yourself on fire.
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You
must set yourself on fire.
God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk.
God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk.
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a read more
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking,
unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved-to write a book.
There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the read more
There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.
When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.
When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true
either is true or becomes true.
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true
either is true or becomes true.
The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works read more
The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works doesn't mean it is desirable. Concentration camps work, if your purpose is to enslave people. Stealing works, if all you care about is money. Lying works, if you don't give a damn about your personal integrity. Literally anything, no matter how monstrously immoral will work, depending on your desires and how you define the term work,.
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what read more
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own
opinions, and value others' that deserve it.