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It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import read more
It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.
Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to read more
Worry not about the possible troubles of the future; for if they come, you are but anticipating and adding to their weight; and if they do not come, your worry is useless; and in either case it is weak and in vain, and a distrust of God's providence.
I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.
I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.
Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
Men worry over the great number of diseases, while doctors worry over the scarcity of effective remedies.
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to read more
Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.
Brady's First Law of Problem Solving: When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing read more
Brady's First Law of Problem Solving: When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question: How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss read more
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.
Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.
Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.
Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously read more
Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously guilty because they believe their victories are coming at the expense of another.