The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.
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A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.
There is no expedient to which a man will go to avoid the real labor of
thinking.
Guilt is the source of sorrows, the avenging fiend that follows us behind
with whips and stings.
Guilt is the source of sorrows, the avenging fiend that follows us behind
with whips and stings.
The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs.
The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.
The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs.
The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is
what we believe. What we read more
Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is
what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we
perceive depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends upon what
we think. What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive
determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be
true. what we take to be true is our reality.
Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to
get it.
Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to
get it.
In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline
ourselves.
In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline
ourselves.
