How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes,
such enchanted musical instruments as the read more

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes,
such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous
arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than
a god.

Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for
good or evil-the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of read more

Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for
good or evil-the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This
is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he
pretends to be.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or
present are certain to miss read more

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or
present are certain to miss the future.

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more

People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.

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.

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating
manual.

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating
manual.

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady
purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its read more

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady
purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people
visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is read more

Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people
visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible.
And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.