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The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality
The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new read more
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is read more
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.
Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.
Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.
Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by read more
Alec Issigonis (we refuse to use the plutocratic terms 'sir' or 'doctor') said a camel is a horse designed by committee. If it was God's committee
for an animal adapted to communities without water..
it was a divine consensus.
The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.
The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.