It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

What is conceived well is expressed clearly.

What is conceived well is expressed clearly.

The trodden path is the safest.

The trodden path is the safest.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, read more

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us.

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.

Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice read more

Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now, you are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.