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On the ladder of success: Some people are at the top of the ladder, some
are in the middle, still read more
On the ladder of success: Some people are at the top of the ladder, some
are in the middle, still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot more
don't even know there is a ladder.
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.
Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
You can't choose up sides on a round world.
You can't choose up sides on a round world.
You can never get enough of what you don't want.
You can never get enough of what you don't want.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when read more
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
We who lived in the concentration camps can remember
the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away read more
We who lived in the concentration camps can remember
the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their
last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer
sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing:
The last of the human freedoms-to choose one's attitude in any given set
of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge
everything as it relates to them.
People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge
everything as it relates to them.