To try to be better is to be better.
Is there life before death?
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
By learning to discover and value our ordinariness, we nurture a friendliness toward ourselves and the world that is the essence of a healthy soul.
Who were these clowns?
In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.