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.
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My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.
Trust, but verify.
Trust, but verify.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or read more
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. -General Omar Bradley.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The read more
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether the attitude is positive or negative.
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There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he is absolutely free to choose.
Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to read more
Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.
No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not read more
No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not some day be antiquated...to seize the flying thought before it escapes us is our only touch with reality.
Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.
Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.
