I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and woman trample themselves in the mire and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amid the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail.
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Evaluate what you want -- because what gets measured, gets produced.
Evaluate what you want -- because what gets measured, gets produced.
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise
man speaks.
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise
man speaks.
When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
A difference, to be a difference, must make a difference.
A difference, to be a difference, must make a difference.
The story of the human race is the story of men and women
selling themselves short.
The story of the human race is the story of men and women
selling themselves short.
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Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. - All About Ourselves and Other Essays.
Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do read more
Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly.
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to read more
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
