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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.
Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.
Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.
All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people. read more
All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people. - Reflections on Life.
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us read more
Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper.
Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
