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It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; read more
It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned.
All of us are watchers -- of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway -- but few are read more
All of us are watchers -- of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway -- but few are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and whatever you hit call it the target.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and whatever you hit call it the target.
There is no self-delusion more fatal than that which makes the conscience dreamy with the anodyne of lofty sentiments, while read more
There is no self-delusion more fatal than that which makes the conscience dreamy with the anodyne of lofty sentiments, while the life is groveling and sensual.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by.
Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.
If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.
The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought.
The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought.