Almost Every Man Looks More So In

An Idealist Believes The Short Run Doesn't Count. A Cynic Believes The Long Run Doesn't Matter. A Realist Believes That What Is Done Or Left Undone In The Short Run Determines The Long Run.

We Believe What We Want To Believe, What We Like To Believe, What Suits Our Prejudices And Fuels Our Passions.

As Warden Lawes Once Said Of Convicts, No Man Can Be Called A Failure Until He Has Tried Something He Really Likes, And Fails At It.

Parents - And Teachers Too - Are Woefully Short-sighted When They Try To Protect The Child From His Mistakes, When They Make The "right Answer" More Important Than The Quest For Knowledge And Good Judgment. For What Is Not Learned Within One's Self Cannot Be Learned From Another.

By The Time A Man Asks You For Advice, He Has Generally Made Up His Mind What He Wants To Do, And Is Looking For Confirmation Rather Than Counseling.