An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.

An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.

Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was read more

Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard read more

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.

If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.

One point of view gives a one dimensional world.
(Liz Murray.. a brilliant homeless teen who got
a scholarship to read more

One point of view gives a one dimensional world.
(Liz Murray.. a brilliant homeless teen who got
a scholarship to an Ivy League school).

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the read more

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.

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.

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.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.