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It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, read more
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.
People don't do things for you or against you, they do things for themselves - it's fortune, good or bad, read more
People don't do things for you or against you, they do things for themselves - it's fortune, good or bad, to be in the way
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves.
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
If it wasn't for dogs, some people would never go for a walk.
If it wasn't for dogs, some people would never go for a walk.
Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends read more
Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, read more
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.