Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.

Quote by Benjamin Jowett

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The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for...

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for...

Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any...

Research! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any...

Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.

Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.

Doubt comes in at the window when inquiry is denied at the door.

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is...

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is...

You must believe in God, in spite of what the clergy say.

You must believe in God, in spite of what the clergy say.

Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.

Nowhere probably is there more true feeling, and nowhere worse taste, than in a churchyard.

You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your...

You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your...

One man is as good as another until he has written a book.

One man is as good as another until he has written a book.

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than...

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants - more than...

The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.

The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality.

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is...

To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is...

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is...

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is...

Never confuse motion with action.

Never confuse motion with action.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, dont adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, dont adjust the goals, adjust...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...