Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have read more

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly read more

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
- Kahlil Gibran.

Prestige is the shadow of money and power. Where these are, there it is. Like the national market for soap read more

Prestige is the shadow of money and power. Where these are, there it is. Like the national market for soap or automobiles and the enlarged arena of federal power, the national cash-in area for prestige has grown, slowly being consolidated into a truly national system.

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.

A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.

A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.

Wisdom is scar tissue in disguise.

Wisdom is scar tissue in disguise.

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.