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

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. read more

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

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.

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.

luck is what happens , when the preparation meets the opportunity.

luck is what happens , when the preparation meets the opportunity.

There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.

There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living read more

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

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