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The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
Live every day as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be.
Live every day as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be.
We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the read more
We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained. - The Way of the Heart.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
The most wonderfully complex fictional character is much less complicated than the most boring actual person.
The most wonderfully complex fictional character is much less complicated than the most boring actual person.
For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the read more
For a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.
It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, read more
It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
