Nature has placed mankind under the government of two
sovereign masters, pain and pleasure...they govern us in all we do, read more

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two
sovereign masters, pain and pleasure...they govern us in all we do, in all
we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our
subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

Go far -- too far you cannot, still the farther. The more experience finds you: and go sparing. One meal read more

Go far -- too far you cannot, still the farther. The more experience finds you: and go sparing. One meal a week will serve you, and one suit, Through all your travels; for you'll find it certain. The poorer and the baser you appear, The more you look through still.

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp read more

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

The drowning man is not troubled by rain.

The drowning man is not troubled by rain.

The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly read more

The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly takes risks.

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have
only interest.

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have
only interest.

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too read more

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.

Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we
believe. What we read more

Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we
believe. What we believe is based on our perceptions. What we perceive
depends on what we look for. What we look for depends on what we think.
What we think depends on what we perceive. What we perceive determines
what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most
gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.