When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade.

Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.

The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.

I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom read more

I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.

Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.

Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.