The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those
who try to do nothing and read more

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those
who try to do nothing and succeed.

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other read more

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method
of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists
solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable, rather than how
valuable we are.

What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable, rather than how
valuable we are.

The rich live hand-to-mouth too-just on a higher level.

The rich live hand-to-mouth too-just on a higher level.

Fill your house with gold and jade, and it can no longer be guarded.

Fill your house with gold and jade, and it can no longer be guarded.

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.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should
be-because sooner or later, if you're read more

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should
be-because sooner or later, if you're posing, you will forget the pose and
then where are you?.

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his read more

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. [Ecclesiastes 2:24].

The Three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to
himself.

The Three great mysteries: air to a bird, water to a fish, mankind to
himself.