I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to read more

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.

I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful read more

I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make read more

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief
requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something
to be enthusiastic about.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.

Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a
function.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a
function.

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, read more

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.