The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought
to be.

The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought
to be.

My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee.
Unfortunately, she was just coming home.

My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee.
Unfortunately, she was just coming home.

Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.

Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.

Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, read more

Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space
and indefinite in duration.

The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they read more

The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they found profoundly absorbing. The long term study of people who eventually become wealthy clearly reveals that their "Luck" arouse from the accidental dedication they had to an area they enjoyed.

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, read more

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.

Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to read more

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.