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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.
No problem is insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork and determination a person can overcome anything.
No problem is insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork and determination a person can overcome anything.
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the
other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the
other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
The closest distance between two people is a good
laugh.
The closest distance between two people is a good
laugh.
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.
The world is not to be put in order, the world is order incarnate. It
is for us to put read more
The world is not to be put in order, the world is order incarnate. It
is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.
The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating
manual.
The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating
manual.
Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to
it, if you throw your read more
Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to
it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.
The amount of power freed by telling yourself you no longer choose to
put energy into something can be remarkable. read more
The amount of power freed by telling yourself you no longer choose to
put energy into something can be remarkable. Be prepared for extra energy.