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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the read more
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi.
As to diseases, make a habit of two things - to help, or at least, to do no harm. - read more
As to diseases, make a habit of two things - to help, or at least, to do no harm. - Epidemics.
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your read more
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
Success... it's what you do with what you've got.
Success... it's what you do with what you've got.
Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, read more
Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, hopefully, more than instinctive killers and selfish brutes. Why take such a dim view of our potentialities and capabilities?