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The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born read more
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters read more
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters to Young Men.
The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.
The worst bankruptcy in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really
believe, your mind will find the ways read more
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really
believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves
the way to solution.
To sit in judgment
of those things which you perceive to be wrong or
imperfect is to be one more read more
To sit in judgment
of those things which you perceive to be wrong or
imperfect is to be one more person who is part of judgment, evil or
imperfection.
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not read more
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.
When your work speaks for itself, get out of the way.
When your work speaks for itself, get out of the way.
