Definition benefit

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Albert Einstein

A Quiet Life ?

If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job.

Malcolm Forbes

Eschew Passivity

The self is not something one finds; it is something one creates.

Thomas Szasz

Onwards and upwards

If you're going through hell,[don't dally] keep going.

Winston Churchill

A Point for Fundamentalists to Consider

The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.

H. G. Wells

Honestly ...

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Pursue Excellence

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

Vince Lombardi

Reputation

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Henry Ford

The Inescapable

When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?"

Sydney Harris

Fortune Favours ?

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

E. B. White

Another Reason for Democracy

There are no wise few. Every [elite] that has ever existed has behaved, in all essential points, exactly like a small mob.

G.K.Chesterton

Awkward Truth

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it.

Upton Sinclair

Hallow it Selectively

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

W. Somerset Maugham

A Cure for Dread ?

When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Oft-forgotten Fact

The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all of your time.

Willem de Kooning

Live !

Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.

Bertolt Brecht

Forget Success

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Albert Einstein

The Meek ...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Abraham Lincoln

Dispensables

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Bertrand Russell

Economic Anachronism

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Josh Billings