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My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
Smile when it hurts most.
Smile when it hurts most.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
The end and aim of all education is the development of character.
The end and aim of all education is the development of character.
There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her having more sense than read more
There is nothing a man of good sense dreads in a wife so much as her having more sense than himself.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
Wisdom begins in wonder.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows read more
These are days when no one should rely unduly on his "competence." Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.