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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.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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.
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.
Every teacher has to learn the lession.
Every teacher has to learn the lession.
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.
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.
