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Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.
Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.
It doesn't matter what we do until we accept ourselves. Once we accept ourselves, it doesn't matter what we do.
It doesn't matter what we do until we accept ourselves. Once we accept ourselves, it doesn't matter what we do.
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and read more
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.
Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.
Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular read more
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness, but the exact opposite: It is the reward of self-esteem.
To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be read more
To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to demand of it -- this is a hard lesson.
One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer read more
One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer up, things could get worse. So I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse.
Self knowers always dwell in El Dorado; they drink from the fountain of youth, and at all times owners of read more
Self knowers always dwell in El Dorado; they drink from the fountain of youth, and at all times owners of all they wish to enjoy.
A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The read more
A person's worth is contingent upon who he is, not upon what he does, or how much he has. The worth of a person, or a thing, or an idea, is in being, not in doing, not in having.
