Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of read more

Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment. For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. his hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.

Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.

Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.

Accept failure as a normal part of living. View it as part of the process of exploring your world; make read more

Accept failure as a normal part of living. View it as part of the process of exploring your world; make a note of its lessons and move on.

The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.

The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.

Fear can be headier than whiskey, once man has acquired a taste for it.

Fear can be headier than whiskey, once man has acquired a taste for it.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.

Understand that most problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that progress is being made, wheels are turning, you are read more

Understand that most problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that progress is being made, wheels are turning, you are moving toward your goals. Beware when you have no problems. Then you've really got a problem... Problems are like landmarks of progress.

Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.

Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens read more

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I am a failure.