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.
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It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried
and succeeded.
It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried
and succeeded.
Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm
in two small jumps.
Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm
in two small jumps.
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.
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's read more
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions
is a heavy load to carry. Don't carry it.
He who knows he has enough is rich.
He who knows he has enough is rich.
You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can
get with just a kind word.
You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can
get with just a kind word.
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely
well, without attending to appearance.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely
well, without attending to appearance.
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why.
Then do it.
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why.
Then do it.
