No man should be shamefaced through his work, to give back to the world
a portion of its lost heart.

No man should be shamefaced through his work, to give back to the world
a portion of its lost heart.

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what
we say or what we do, but what read more

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what
we say or what we do, but what we are. And if our words and our actions
come from superficial human relations techniques (the Personality Ethic)
rather than from our own inner core (the Character Ethic), others will
sense that duplicity. We simply won't be able to create and sustain the
foundation necessary for effective interdependence.

The road winds up the hill to meet the height; Beyond the locust hedge it curves from sight -- And read more

The road winds up the hill to meet the height; Beyond the locust hedge it curves from sight -- And yet no man would foolishly contend. That where he sees it not, it makes an end.

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.

Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter read more

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains read more

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

Make your life a mission-not an intermission.

Make your life a mission-not an intermission.

Creativity, as has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know
in order to find out what we do read more

Creativity, as has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know
in order to find out what we do not know....Hence, to think creatively, we
must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.