To the degree we can live without the things of this world, to that
degree we are wealthy.

To the degree we can live without the things of this world, to that
degree we are wealthy.

The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

The best thing you can do is get good at being you.

The best thing you can do is get good at being you.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong. [Or, What doesn't kill you
makes you stronger.].

What does not destroy me, makes me strong. [Or, What doesn't kill you
makes you stronger.].

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of
a neighbor.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of
a neighbor.

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.

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise read more

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement -- and we will make the goal.