All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.

All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.

Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really
according to order.

Nature goes her own way and all that to us seems an exception is really
according to order.

Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.

Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.

A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.

A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.

They're only truly great who are truly good.

They're only truly great who are truly good.

If we are to have magical bodies, we must have magical minds.

If we are to have magical bodies, we must have magical minds.

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.