Society and the World

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.

Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.

If we did all the things that we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. ‘Invention’, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation’s greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.