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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.
A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on read more
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them
Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you're really looking for are read more
Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you're really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I've got a few missing. It's ok though, because I've got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation.. so when I meet someone who's an 8-color type.. I'm like, "hey girl, magenta!" and she's like, "oh, you mean purple!" and she goes off on her purple thing, and I'm like, "no - I want magenta!"
Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you read more
Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Never allow a person to tell you "no" who doesn't have the power to say "yes."
Never allow a person to tell you "no" who doesn't have the power to say "yes."
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
One type of rice nourishes one hundred types of people.
One type of rice nourishes one hundred types of people.
