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We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.
We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.
A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has
understanding among men and discipline in all action read more
A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has
understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs.
The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like read more
The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass.
Clearly no group can as an entity create ideas. Only individuals can do this. A group of individuals may, however, read more
Clearly no group can as an entity create ideas. Only individuals can do this. A group of individuals may, however, stimulate one another in the creation of ideas.
Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.
Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.
A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but
as a group decide nothing can be read more
A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but
as a group decide nothing can be done.
Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.
Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.
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.
We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for
education is not education at all but ritual. read more
We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for
education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is that we are
being educated when we know it least.
