Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.

Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.

If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life,
you'll find it's easy to slip into read more

If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life,
you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of
life that's far below what you deserve.

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are
the gift of fortune, while character comes read more

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are
the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

Private victories precede public victories.

Private victories precede public victories.

People travel and wonder at the heights of mountains, at
the huge waves of the seas, at the long course read more

People travel and wonder at the heights of mountains, at
the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of
rivers, at the vast compass of the oceans, at the circular motion of the
stars, and they pass themselves without even wondering.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves, and the world read more

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.