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Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.
Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people read more
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Unknown.
It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Unknown.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are read more
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.
No one but a fool would measure their satisfaction by what the world thinks of it.
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.