Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

People of genius whenever they are faced with misfortune find resources within themselves.

People of genius whenever they are faced with misfortune find resources within themselves.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

Not the fruit of experience but experience itself, is the
end.

Not the fruit of experience but experience itself, is the
end.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up read more

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.