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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The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead
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The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead
of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of
your life. If you don't, life controls you.
Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.
Maxim for life: You get treated in life the way you teach people to
treat you.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.
Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential.
Things do not have meaning. We assign meaning to everything.
Things do not have meaning. We assign meaning to everything.
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
Keep your goals away from the trolls.
Keep your goals away from the trolls.
I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist.
I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist.
