Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what read more

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own
opinions, and value others' that deserve it.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized, they die when neglected.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized, they die when neglected.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

There are those who travel and those who are going somewhere. They are different and yet they are the same. read more

There are those who travel and those who are going somewhere. They are different and yet they are the same. The success has this over his rivals: He knows where he is going.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.

Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.