I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.

I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making read more

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself. - All About Ourselves and Other Essays.

To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do.

To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do.

Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.

Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his
thumb on the scales.

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized read more

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.

The only tyrant I will accept in this world is the "still small
voice" within me.

The only tyrant I will accept in this world is the "still small
voice" within me.