I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains read more

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

The ultimate function of prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. Your successful past will block read more

The ultimate function of prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. Your successful past will block your visions of the future.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.

There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.

I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And read more

I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it
yet.

When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it
yet.

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be read more

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.

The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. read more

The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped. All too often people fail to focus their choices upon results and therefore their choices are ineffective. If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.