Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up read more

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.

One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of read more

One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way
they go.

When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success
mechanism" within you takes over and does the read more

When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success
mechanism" within you takes over and does the job much better than
you could do it by conscious effort or "willpower.".

A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories read more

A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories high rises from hodfuls of earth; A journey of a
thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet.

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to read more

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.

Failures are divided into two classes-those who thought and never did, and
those who did and never thought.

Failures are divided into two classes-those who thought and never did, and
those who did and never thought.

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know
why? While you're carrying a read more

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know
why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and read more

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.