Self-control is essential to happiness and usefulness. It is the master of all the virtues,and has its root in self-respect. Let a man yield to his impulses and passions, and from that moment he gives
A Chief Executive officer is not necessarily someone who has had a lot of formal training.So, I doubt moreschooling would help you climb up that ladder of success. Maybe you should try and change your
I was up the next morning before the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it; peeping down the spread of light, he rai
Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples.As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty. There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Hap
Madam President (of Finland), Mr. President (of Namibia), Excellencies, Ladies and Gentelemen, I am deeply honored to welcome you all. Never before have the leaders of so many nations come together in
What is leadership? Its qualities are difficult to define.But they are not so difficult to identify. Leaders don’t force other people to go along with them.They bring them along. Leaders get commitmen
Once a circle missed a wedge.The circle wanted to be whole，so it went around looking for its missing piece.But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly，it admired the flower
Now as to the matter of lying. You want to be very careful about lying, otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught, once caught, you can never again be, in the eyes of the pure and the good, what you
It’s great to be here and have a chance to share some of my excitement with you. I got involved with computers at 18.And the computer was a very limited teletype that had to be connected through a pho
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. The sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash t
Research in the field of language indicates that there are many things you can do to become a successful learner.Curiosity about language and culture, daily study, and the commitment to use English in
For me the most interesting thing about a solitary life,and mine has been that for the last twenty years,is that it becomes increasingly rewarding.When I can wake up and watch the sun rise over the oc
A most curious and useful thing to realize is that one never knows the impression one is creating on otherpeople. One may often guess pretty accurately whether it is good, bad, or indifferent — some p
It is curious that our own offenses should seem so much less heinous than the offenses of others. I suppose the reason is that we know all the circumstances that have occasioned them and so manage to
Gentlemen of the jury, the best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are ne
While popular in the U.S., the April Fool’s Day tradition is even more prevalent in European countries,such as France and Great Britain. Although the roots of the traditional trickings are unclear,the
Liberty is order.Liberty is strength. Look round the world, and admire, as you must, the instructive spectacle. You will see that liberty not only is power and order, but that it is power and order pr
You’ve had a problem, you’ve thought about it till you were tired,forgotten it and perhaps slept on it, and then flash!When you weren’t thinking about it suddenly the answer has come to you, as a gift
Ladys First For a long period before the 1960s, women were considered to be the weaker sex,just as Shakespeare said inHamlet:“Frailty, thy name is women.”In contrast, men were regarded the stronger an
“What can you tell me about yourself?” This is not an invitation to give your life history.The interviewer is looking for clues about your character, qualifications, ambitions, and motivations.The fol
