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Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.
Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a read more
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.
Most people are alive in an earlier time, but you must be alive in our own time.
Most people are alive in an earlier time, but you must be alive in our own time.
Never practice two vices at once.
Never practice two vices at once.
The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.
The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know.
One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know.
Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes read more
Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do.
