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If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since read more
If out of all mankind one finds a single friend, he has found something more precious than any treasure, since there is nothing in the world so valuable that it can be compared to a real friend.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable read more
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's read more
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete.
Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would read more
Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
The most acute social priority is for individuals to clean up their own mental and emotional messes. -Doc Childre.
The most acute social priority is for individuals to clean up their own mental and emotional messes. -Doc Childre.
We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their read more
We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
We must be our own before we can be another's.
We must be our own before we can be another's.
