Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making read more

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.

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and read more

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

See things as you would have them be instead of as they are.

See things as you would have them be instead of as they are.

Do not always prove yourself to be the one in the right. The right will appear. You need only give read more

Do not always prove yourself to be the one in the right. The right will appear. You need only give it a chance.

We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than
in any other way.

We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than
in any other way.

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps read more

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.

You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.

You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.

Unless you have some goals, I don't think there's any way to get above the pack. My vision was always read more

Unless you have some goals, I don't think there's any way to get above the pack. My vision was always well beyond what I had any reason to expect.