For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something had to be got through first, some unfinished business; time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
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Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
When fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start
doing it right away.
When fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start
doing it right away.
You could afford your house without the government-if it weren't for
the government.
You could afford your house without the government-if it weren't for
the government.
A liberally educated person meets new ideas with curiosity and
fascination. An illiberally educated person meets new ideas with fear.
A liberally educated person meets new ideas with curiosity and
fascination. An illiberally educated person meets new ideas with fear.
You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.
You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
Wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The
less he spoke the read more
Wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The
less he spoke the more he heard: Why can't we all be like that bird.
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire
it.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire
it.
