It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as a woman without children. read more

• Thought Little Girl Without Doll Almost Unfortunate Quite Impossible Woman Children

Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. read more

• Thought Purity Personal Life Indispensable Condition for Building Up Sound Education

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand. read more

• Thought Nothing Good Seems Beforehand

There are many winds full of anger, and lust and greed. They move the rubbish around, but the solid mountain of our true nature stays where it"s always been. read more

• Thought Many Winds Full Anger Lust Greed They Move Rubbish Around Solid Mountain Our True Nature Stays Been

Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. read more

• Thought Running Taught Valuable Lessons Cross Country Competition Training Counted More Intrinsic Ability Compensate for Lack Natural Aptitude Diligence Discipline Applied Everything Did

Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance. read more

• Thought Nothing More Costly Sterile Vengeance

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival. read more

• Thought Victory Costs Spite Terror However Long Hard Road for Without Survival

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. read more

• Thought Contend for Nation Try Tax Itself Prosperity Like Man Standing Bucket Trying Lift Himself Up by Handle

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. read more

• Thought Look These Worries Remember Story Old Man Said Deathbed Had Lot Trouble Life Most Which Happened

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. read more

• Thought Inherent Vice Capitalism Unequal Sharing Blessings Virtue Socialism Equal Miseries