The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. — Confucius

What, then, is the law? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense. … since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force — for … Continue reading →

People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. — Anton Chekhov

To live, man must hold three things as the supreme and ruling values of his life: Reason—Purpose—Self-esteem. Reason, as his only tool of knowledge—Purpose, as his choice of the happiness which that tool must proceed to achieve—Self-esteem, as his inviolate … Continue reading →

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. — Benjamin Franklin Exactly! The reason for this? People learn via abstract concepts integrated with concrete examples. An idea, principle or statement without a concrete … Continue reading →

You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. — Richard Branson

There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. The man who is wrong still retains some respect for truth, if only by accepting the responsibility of … Continue reading →

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. — Thomas Paine

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. — William Morris

I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that. — Linda Ellerbee

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces. … Continue reading →

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet. — Victor Hugo