Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. less than 1 minute read
I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other ‘gentleman’ stuff is a chess game, especially these days. less than 1 minute read
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. less than 1 minute read
And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren’t any other people living in the world. less than 1 minute read
Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world. less than 1 minute read
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet. less than 1 minute read
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company. less than 1 minute read
