The world in which a man lives shapes itself chiefly by the way in which he looks at it, and so it proves different to different men; to one it is barren, dull, and superficial; to another rich, interesting, and full of meaning.
“Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.”
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“I listen with attention to the judgment of all men;
but so far as I can remember,
I have followed none but my own.”
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but so far as I can remember,
I have followed none but my own.”
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“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.”
― The American Crisis
― The American Crisis
“it is never a waste to write for intrinsic reasons. First of all, writing gives the mind a disciplined means of expression.”
― Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
― Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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