Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.

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.

I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be read more

I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.

On the anger habit: Do not suppress it-that would hurt you inside. Do
not express it-this would not only hurt read more

On the anger habit: Do not suppress it-that would hurt you inside. Do
not express it-this would not only hurt you inside, it would cause ripples
in your surroundings. What you do is transform it.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

When you get through all the phony tinsel of Hollywood, you find the
genuine tinsel underneath.

When you get through all the phony tinsel of Hollywood, you find the
genuine tinsel underneath.

The ability to manage well doesn't make much difference if you're not
even in the right jungle.

The ability to manage well doesn't make much difference if you're not
even in the right jungle.

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.