Enthusiasm moves the world.

Enthusiasm moves the world.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters read more

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters to Young Men.

Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back
to the pleasant fact that there are read more

Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back
to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

No person is important enough to make me angry.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.

Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.