There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

Quote by John Burroughs

Topics: Advice Quotes

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to...

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he...

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he...

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say...

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

The secret of happiness is something to do.

The secret of happiness is something to do.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always...

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the...

If you think you can do it, you can.

If you think you can do it, you can.

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought...

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can...

Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can...

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade...

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade...

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to...

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to...