I'm afraid we have become a nation of plodders, who feel that all problems can be found in books and read more

I'm afraid we have become a nation of plodders, who feel that all problems can be found in books and that the answers are on a certain page.

But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will read more

But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out. [Numb!2:23].

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as read more

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But read more

Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: "It's four o clock. At five I have my abyss... ".

Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.

Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.

No good deed goes unpunished.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Calamity is man's true touchstone.

Calamity is man's true touchstone.

If you are doing your best, you will not have to worry about failure.

If you are doing your best, you will not have to worry about failure.

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.