Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

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Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book...

Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book...

It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in...

It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in...

An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in...

An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in...

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has...

The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has...

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought

Experience is the extract of suffering.

Experience is the extract of suffering.

What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery...

What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery...

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by...

Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by...

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.