“The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. Status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity.” 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos
The past will not tell us what we ought to do, but... what we ought to avoid. the Revolt of the Masses
America has never quite forgiven Europe for having been discovered somewhat earlier in history than itself. The Critic as Artist
Her reverence for the divine, her generosity, her inability not only to do wrong but even to conceive of doing it. And the simple way she lived—not in the least like the rich. Book I
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