"The one great defense of humanity against the charge of unfulfilled duties is 'lack of time.' The constant clamoring for time would be pathetic, were it not for the fact that most individuals throw away more of it than they use. Time is the only really valuable possession of man, for without it every power …
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Living in an Air Castle IV
"Men sometimes grow mellow and generous in the thought of what they would do if great wealth came to them. 'If I were a millionaire,' they say,—let the phrase melt sweetly in their mouths as though it were a caramel,—'I would subsidize genius; I would found a college; I would build a great hospital; I …
Living in an Air Castle III
"The secret of true living—mental, physical and moral, material and spiritual,—may be expressed in five words: Live up to your portion. This is the magic formula that transforms air-castles into fortresses." ~ William George Jordan There are, generally speaking two types of people: those who live up to their portion and those who don't. Those …
Living in an Air Castle II
"Living in the future is living in an air-castle. Tomorrow is the grave where the dreams of the dreamer, the toiler who toils not, are buried. The man who says he will lead a newer and better life tomorrow, who promises great things for the future, and yet does nothing the present to make that …
The Inner Life
"The man who has no refuge in himself, who lives, so to speak, in his front rooms, in the outer whirlwind of things and opinions, is not properly a personality at all. He floats with the current, who does not guide himself according to higher principles, who has no ideal, no convictions--such a man is …
Living in an Air Castle I
"Living in an air-castle is about as profitable as owning a half-interest in a rainbow. It is no more nourishing than a dinner of twelve courses—eaten in a dream. Air-castles are built of golden moments of time, and their only value is in the raw material thus rendered valueless. The atmosphere of air-castles is heavy …
By Bread Alone
"Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more." ~ Henri Frederic Amiel Life is a mix of predictable cycles punctuated on occasion by the unexpected. The most obvious rhythms we experience are those caused by the machinations of the universe. Our planet turns on its axis, its revolutions give …
Right makes Might
The moment you consecrate yourself to a higher purpose you establish a pole in the earth through which your influence can be felt and known. That pole allows for polarization, wherein all that is agreement with your purpose aligns with you while all that is opposed to that which you stand for allies against you. …
Winning Friends and Influencing People
Dale Carnegie's best-selling book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" turns 75 this year and its publisher - for better or for worse - is releasing an updated version that deals with the peculiarities of the digital age. Carnegie originally wrote this classic in an era where most communication was face-to-face, so it is …
The Courage to Face Ingratitude XIX
"Let us conceive of gratitude in its largest, most beautiful sense, that if we receive any kindness we are debtor, not merely to one man, but to the whole world. As we are each day indebted to thousands for the comforts, joys, consolations, and blessings of life, let us realize that it is only by …
Gregory Hake 