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Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise
with other men's wisdom.
We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise
with other men's wisdom.
It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.
It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast
duck to drop in.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast
duck to drop in.
The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.
The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.
They're only truly great who are truly good.
They're only truly great who are truly good.
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
To say, "well done" to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made read more
To say, "well done" to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for
the things we did not read more
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for
the things we did not do that is inconsolable.