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Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making read more
Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. - All About Ourselves and Other Essays.
It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up read more
It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous.
It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he read more
It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man. For it is not by the possession, but the search after truth that he enlarges his power, wherein alone consists his ever-increasing perfection.
Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.
There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something
that isn't there.
It is not something I must do but something I want to do….
It is not something I must do but something I want to do….
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 if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I
definitely overpaid for my carpet.
What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I
definitely overpaid for my carpet.
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at
the top.
It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at
the top.
