There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become read more

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are -- and have always been.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Staying up all night is a waste of sleeping, and a waste of sleeping
is a waste of dreaming, and read more

Staying up all night is a waste of sleeping, and a waste of sleeping
is a waste of dreaming, and dreaming is important because the more
dreams you have, the better chance of one coming true.

Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they read more

Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.

The amount of power freed by telling yourself you no longer choose to
put energy into something can be remarkable. read more

The amount of power freed by telling yourself you no longer choose to
put energy into something can be remarkable. Be prepared for extra energy.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.

My father always told me, "Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your read more

My father always told me, "Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life.".

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more

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.

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel read more

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.