“Know thyself” — a maxim as pernicious as it is odious. A person observing himself would arrest his own development. Any caterpillar who tried to “know himself” would never become a butterfly. – André Gide, Nouvelles Nourritures Category: Self-Discovery
There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud. – Carol Shields Category: Self-Discovery
It really is impossible not to like him. His success was his failure. – Arthur C. Danto Category: Failure
It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk. – Josh Radnor Category: Business
Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, its not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter. – Marian Wright Edelman Category: Education
