Inspirational

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live read more

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a read more

I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.

Its hard to wait around for something you know might never happen; but its harder to give up when you read more

Its hard to wait around for something you know might never happen; but its harder to give up when you know its everything you want.

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.

I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn read more

Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or no.

I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.

I hate the outdoors. To me the outdoors is where the car is.

Give me a lever long enough, and I shall move the world.

Give me a lever long enough, and I shall move the world.