America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of read more

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. - The Lonely Crowd.

You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master
the old rule, you are read more

You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master
the old rule, you are then the master-and masters get to change things.

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.

A poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a
rich person who is unhappy because the read more

A poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a
rich person who is unhappy because the poor person has hope. He thinks
money will help.

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.

You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.

You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the read more

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.