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If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down read more
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste read more
For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
For the love of God, folks, don't do this at home.
For the love of God, folks, don't do this at home.
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.
A mistake is simply another way of doing things.
A mistake is simply another way of doing things.