Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain"t lawful tender for a loaf of bread.

Every great genius has an admixture of madness. read more

• Thought Every Great Genius Admixture Madness

Stillness is your essential nature. What is stillness? The inner space or awareness in which the words on this page are bieng perceived and become thoughts. Without that awareness, there would be no perception, no thoughts, no world. You are that awareness, disguised as a person. read more

• Thought Stillness Essential Nature What Inner Space Awareness Which Words Page Bieng Perceived Become Thoughts Without Perception World Disguised Person

Don"t dig your own grave with your knife and fork. read more

• Thought Dig Own Grave Knife Fork

Long hair minimizes the need for barbers; socks can be done without; one leather jacket solves the coat problem for many years; suspenders are superfluous. read more

• Thought Long Hair Minimizes Need for Barbers Socks Done Without Leather Jacket Solves Coat Problem Many Years Suspenders Superfluous

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. read more

• Thought Take Up Idea Life Think Dream Live Let Brain Muscles Nerves Every Part Body Full Leave Alone Way Success

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if there wasn"t anything but contentment in his world, man wouldn"t be any more of a success than an angleworm is. read more

• Thought Contentment Kind Moral Laziness Wasn Anything World Man Wouldn Any More Success Angleworm

Life is like a mountain: after climbing up one side and sliding down the other, put up the sled. read more

• Thought Life Like Mountain After Climbing Up Side Sliding Down Put Sled

Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner. read more

• Thought Some Folks They Grow Older Wise Most Simply Stubborner

Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn"t be any fun living in it, or profit. read more

• Thought Take Fools World Wouldn Any Fun Living Profit

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. read more

• Thought Consider Postage Stamp Son Secures Success Its Ability Stick Thing Till Gets