Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
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No person is important enough to make me angry.
No person is important enough to make me angry.
The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.
The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.
The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.
The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.
He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.
He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.
Men, for the sake of getting a living forget to live.
Men, for the sake of getting a living forget to live.
Delay is the deadliest form of denial.
Delay is the deadliest form of denial.
Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.
Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.
No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and read more
No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
