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Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize read more
The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become.
The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become.
Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when read more
Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity. In what we call art, it's one of the most desirable characteristics of a piece of work.
The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an
ideal always before him, causes it, read more
The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an
ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried
deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its
generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time
and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought
unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your
faculties and powers become directed to that end.
Children need models rather than critics.
Children need models rather than critics.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
