The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it.

I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and woman trample themselves in the read more

I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and woman trample themselves in the mire and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amid the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail.

All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with
heart!.

All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with
heart!.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.

Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.

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.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability.
It is the ability to recognize ability.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability.
It is the ability to recognize ability.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.