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If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
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.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you read more
Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
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.
