The Universe Is Difficult To

To A Student: Dear Miss - I Have Read About Sixteen Pages Of Your Manuscript . . . I Suffered Exactly The Same Treatment At The Hands Of My Teachers Who Disliked Me For My Independence And Passed Over Me When They Wanted Assistants. . . . Keep Your Manuscript For Your Sons And Daughters, In Order That They May Derive Consolation From It And Not Give A Damn For What Their Teachers Tell Them Or Think Of Them. . . . There Is Too Much Education Altogether.

I Am Strongly Drawn To A Frugal Life And Am Often Oppressively Aware That I Am Engrossing An Undue Amount Of The Labor Of My Fellow Men.

I Am Enough Of An Artist To Draw Freely Upon My Imagination.

The World Is Not Full Of Evil Because Of Those Who Do Wrong. It Is Full Of Evil Because Of Those Who Do Nothing.

The Leader Is One Who, Out Of The Clutter, Brings Simplicity... Out Of Discord, Harmony... And Out Of Difficulty, Opportunity.