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Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.
Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had read more
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former.
You either move toward something you love or away from something
you fear. The first expands. The second constricts.
You either move toward something you love or away from something
you fear. The first expands. The second constricts.
Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.
Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force.
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, read more
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
I would rather see a serman than hear one any day.
I would rather see a serman than hear one any day.
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is
stronger than any physical force in read more
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is
stronger than any physical force in the universe.
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men read more
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.
If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.
If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.