Successful action tends to become an end in itself

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to drop.

We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence, the remarkable fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.

The rule seems to be that those who find no difficulty in deceiving themselves are easily deceived by others. They are easily persuaded and led.

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.