Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up read more

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

It is an article of faith in my creed to pick the man who does not take himself seriously, but read more

It is an article of faith in my creed to pick the man who does not take himself seriously, but does take his work seriously.

Some people would rather get even instead of get ahead.

Some people would rather get even instead of get ahead.

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.

If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad
company.

If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad
company.

When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/
they will be drawn to your read more

When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/
they will be drawn to your door./ The way that cannot be heard/ will be
echoed in your voice./ The way that cannot be seen/ will be reflected in
your eyes.

Mind is the Master-power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and
evermore he takes the Tool of Thought, read more

Mind is the Master-power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and
evermore he takes the Tool of Thought, and shaping what he wills, brings
forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills-He thinks in secret and it comes to
pass; Environment is but his looking-glass. As A Man Thinketh
.

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to
pleasure.

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to
pleasure.

Interdependency follows independence.

Interdependency follows independence.