I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do read more

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again

There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.

There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist without read more

Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist without them.

Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people

Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people

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

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.

A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.