When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no read more

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
[Lat., Illud tamen in primis testandum est, nihil praecepta atque
artes valere nisi adjuvante natura.]

Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active read more

Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the works of the active life so as to become yet more apt for contemplation.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.

Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't read more

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

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.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.