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.

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit
with dignity all the days read more

If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit
with dignity all the days of his life.

Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their read more

Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition
and emotion will one day become a reality.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition
and emotion will one day become a reality.

Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal: My strength lies
solely in my tenacity.

Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal: My strength lies
solely in my tenacity.

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor.

It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor.

You know you've achieved perfection in design,
Not when you have nothing more to add,
But when you have read more

You know you've achieved perfection in design,
Not when you have nothing more to add,
But when you have nothing more to take away.

When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser.

When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser.