I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains read more

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

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

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

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and read more

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.

You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before
you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before
you get tired.

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore
them long enough.

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore
them long enough.

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.

Whenever we condemn, we cloak the world in pain.

Whenever we condemn, we cloak the world in pain.