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I have found it is much easier to make a success in life than to make a success of one's read more
I have found it is much easier to make a success in life than to make a success of one's life.
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by read more
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or by the handle.
Why fools are endowed by nature with voices so much louder than sensible people possess is a mystery. It is read more
Why fools are endowed by nature with voices so much louder than sensible people possess is a mystery. It is a fact emphasized throughout history.
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, read more
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it any other way.
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
Do what you know best; if you're a runner, run, if you're a bell, ring
Do what you know best; if you're a runner, run, if you're a bell, ring
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.
