One faces the future with one's past.

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Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.

Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.

Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it.

Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it.

Let woman out of the home, let man into it, should be the aim of...

Let woman out of the home, let man into it, should be the aim of...

Order is the shape upon which beauty depends.

Order is the shape upon which beauty depends.

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't...

We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to...

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come...

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know...

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know...

Race prejudice is not only a shadow over the colored it is a shadow over...

Race prejudice is not only a shadow over the colored it is a shadow over...

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His...

The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His...

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must...

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must...

All things are possible until they are proved impossible and even the impossible may only...

All things are possible until they are proved impossible and even the impossible may only...

Because psychologists have been able to discover, exactly as in a slow-motion picture, the way...

Because psychologists have been able to discover, exactly as in a slow-motion picture, the way...

Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience:...

Let us repeat the two crucial negative premises as established firmly by all human experience:...

There are some people you like immediately, some whom you think you might learn to...

There are some people you like immediately, some whom you think you might learn to...