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Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge shall every room be filled read more
Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge shall every room be filled with precious and pleasant riches.
It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but read more
It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.".
It's great to work with somebody who wants to do things differently.
It's great to work with somebody who wants to do things differently.
To succeed means that you may have to step out of line and march to the sound of your own read more
To succeed means that you may have to step out of line and march to the sound of your own drummer.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the read more
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the read more
Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. - The Business of Life.
