The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born read more

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.

We are injured and hurt emotionally,
Not so much by other people
or what they say and don't say,
But read more

We are injured and hurt emotionally,
Not so much by other people
or what they say and don't say,
But by our own attitude
and our own response.

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

The fact that you are willing to say, "I do not understand, and it
is fine," is the greatest understanding read more

The fact that you are willing to say, "I do not understand, and it
is fine," is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.