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Nothing can be done except little by little.
Nothing can be done except little by little.
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born read more
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.
Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It
may get tough, but it's a small price to pay read more
Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It
may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream.
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself read more
The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.
There are many who are living far below their possibilities because
they are continually handing over their individualities to others. read more
There are many who are living far below their possibilities because
they are continually handing over their individualities to others. Do you
want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Be true to the highest
within your soul and then allow yourself to be governed by no customs or
conventionalities or arbitrary man-made rules that are not founded on
principle.
What does not destroy me, makes me strong. [Or, What doesn't kill you
makes you stronger.].
What does not destroy me, makes me strong. [Or, What doesn't kill you
makes you stronger.].
Being a newspaper columnist is like being married to a nymphomaniac.
It's great for the first two weeks.
Being a newspaper columnist is like being married to a nymphomaniac.
It's great for the first two weeks.
We are digging our graves with our teeth.
We are digging our graves with our teeth.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
