Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of perfection as culture conceives it

Quote by Matthew Arnold

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Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the...

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the...

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light

Miracles do not happen. .

Miracles do not happen. .

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

It is impossible to be the best we can be in isolation.

It is impossible to be the best we can be in isolation.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them, character, the...

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them, character, the...

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You...

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You...

Our business in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get...

Our business in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get...

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die...

It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die...

Here lies a good fellow who spent his life while he had it.

Here lies a good fellow who spent his life while he had it.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

How in the world could I have lived such a helpful life as I have...

How in the world could I have lived such a helpful life as I have...