I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.

One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.

One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.

Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too read more

Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

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.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave. -Henry Peter Broughan.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave. -Henry Peter Broughan.

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.

The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.

The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.