Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual…

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Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.

Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.

The efficient man is the man who thinks for himself.

You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in...

You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in...

College is a place to keep warm between high school and an early marriage.

College is a place to keep warm between high school and an early marriage.

I could never learn what Im learning at college. They dont teach it there, because...

I could never learn what Im learning at college. They dont teach it there, because...

I had one of my good friends kicked out of college for domestic violence. He...

I had one of my good friends kicked out of college for domestic violence. He...

I miss the days in college when my alarm clock would be set in the...

I miss the days in college when my alarm clock would be set in the...

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

Faking the dates on your work so it doesn't look like you did it last...

Faking the dates on your work so it doesn't look like you did it last...

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and...

When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and...

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...

There should be an 'I Don't Know' option on a test so I can be...

There should be an 'I Don't Know' option on a test so I can be...

Without some type of college education, how do people expect to succeed in life? Its...

Without some type of college education, how do people expect to succeed in life? Its...

A good college is like unprotected sex: Glad you got in, wish you never came.

A good college is like unprotected sex: Glad you got in, wish you never came.

Last year, we had a lot of ups and downs. But as a team we...

Last year, we had a lot of ups and downs. But as a team we...

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.

'Hey can I borrow a pencil?' 'Yeah but it doesn't have an eraser.' 'Life doesn't...

'Hey can I borrow a pencil?' 'Yeah but it doesn't have an eraser.' 'Life doesn't...

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.

If you tell folks you're a college student, folks are so impressed. You can be...

If you tell folks you're a college student, folks are so impressed. You can be...