to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more

to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, read more

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter read more

Is it a fact -- or have I dreamt it -- that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

It is not the position, but the disposition.

It is not the position, but the disposition.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been
accomplished without enthusiasm.

We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been
accomplished without enthusiasm.