There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there read more

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and a flatterer.

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

I quote others in order to better express myself.

I quote others in order to better express myself.

Don't expect mangoes when you plant papayas.

Don't expect mangoes when you plant papayas.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.

There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance read more

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.

The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.

The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.