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As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
It's so hard when I have to, And so easy when I want to.
It's so hard when I have to, And so easy when I want to.
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.
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the
nightmares because of my dreams.
I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the
nightmares because of my dreams.
The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power
of simplicity. We have a tendency it read more
The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power
of simplicity. We have a tendency it seems to over complicate our lives
and forget what's important and what's not. We tend to mistake movement
for achievement. We tend to focus on activities instead of results. And as
the pace of life continues to race along in the outside world, we forget
that we have the power to control our lives regardless of what's going on
outside.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Don't think it, ink it.
Don't think it, ink it.
One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially
if one is to survive in the world. It read more
One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially
if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes courage.
Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or
anything outside ourselves will affect us.
Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or
anything outside ourselves will affect us.
