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.

Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus.

Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus.

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal.

The man who will follow precedent, but never create one, is merely an obvious example of the routineer. You find read more

The man who will follow precedent, but never create one, is merely an obvious example of the routineer. You find him desperately numerous in the civil service, in the official bureaus. To him government is something given as unconditionally, as absolutely as ocean or hill. He goes on winding the tape that he finds. His imagination has rarely extricated itself from under the administrative machine to gain any sense of what a human, temporary contraption the whole affair is. What he thinks is the heavens above him is nothing but the roof.

I wish they would only take me as I am. - Dear Theo: Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh.

I wish they would only take me as I am. - Dear Theo: Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh.

What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream? Or what's worse, what if only that fat guy in read more

What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream? Or what's worse, what if only that fat guy in the third row exists?

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.