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Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my read more
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
Never seek your value from your father's accomplishments, your real value lies in what you achieve. That's what defines you read more
Never seek your value from your father's accomplishments, your real value lies in what you achieve. That's what defines you and that's what you will be remembered by.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great read more
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.
Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.
Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.