I don't understand complicated problems. I only understand simple ones.

I don't understand complicated problems. I only understand simple ones.

If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood read more

If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater the effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders -- what would you tell him to do? I don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him? To shrug.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of read more

The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing. -Unknown.

The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing. -Unknown.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would read more

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.