Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Staying up all night is a waste of sleeping, and a waste of sleeping
is a waste of dreaming, and read more

Staying up all night is a waste of sleeping, and a waste of sleeping
is a waste of dreaming, and dreaming is important because the more
dreams you have, the better chance of one coming true.

There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated
from right living.

There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated
from right living.

Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself read more

The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain. - The Saving Sense.

I feel like a micro cog in a macrocosm.

I feel like a micro cog in a macrocosm.

Friendship is the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with
a person having neither to weigh thoughts or measure read more

Friendship is the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with
a person having neither to weigh thoughts or measure words, but pouring
all right out just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a
faithful friendly hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping
and, with a breath of comfort, blow the rest away.

People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals-that is, goals
that do not inspire them.

People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals-that is, goals
that do not inspire them.