It is the moment of evolutionary truth for the race, and what man does
with that moment will be more read more

It is the moment of evolutionary truth for the race, and what man does
with that moment will be more important than the events of the previous
millennia.

The road winds up the hill to meet the height; Beyond the locust hedge it curves from sight -- And read more

The road winds up the hill to meet the height; Beyond the locust hedge it curves from sight -- And yet no man would foolishly contend. That where he sees it not, it makes an end.

You can change anything you want. You just can't change everything you
want.

You can change anything you want. You just can't change everything you
want.

Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do read more

Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly.

For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some read more

For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something had to be got through first, some unfinished business; time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach
you than when you approach them.

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach
you than when you approach them.

I am bigger than anything that can happen to me. All
these things, sorrow, misfortune, and suffering, are outside my read more

I am bigger than anything that can happen to me. All
these things, sorrow, misfortune, and suffering, are outside my door. I am
in the house and I have the key.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.