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The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely
well, without attending to appearance.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely
well, without attending to appearance.
Could we but rightly comprehend the mind of man, nothing
would be impossible to us upon the earth.
Could we but rightly comprehend the mind of man, nothing
would be impossible to us upon the earth.
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and
prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity read more
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and
prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of
a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his
surroundings.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered read more
Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.
Honest Criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a
friend, an aquaintance, or a stranger.
Honest Criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a
friend, an aquaintance, or a stranger.
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake read more
The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.
Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.
Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.
