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My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were.
Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were.
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].
When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much read more
When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much sexier!.
He who angers you conquers you.
He who angers you conquers you.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
