Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.
Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Individuality is either the mark of genius or the reverse. Mediocrity finds safety in standardization.
Individuality is either the mark of genius or the reverse. Mediocrity finds safety in standardization.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more
perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic read more
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more
perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Prosperity,
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States
of America.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
I feel like a Bull Moose.
- Theodore Roosevelt,
I feel like a Bull Moose.
- Theodore Roosevelt,
The Conob Indians of northern Guatemala... describe love as "my soul dies." Love is such that, without experiencing the joy read more
The Conob Indians of northern Guatemala... describe love as "my soul dies." Love is such that, without experiencing the joy of union with the object of our love, there is a real sense in which "the soul dies." A man who loves God according to the Conob idiom would say "my soul dies for God." This not only describes the powerful emotion felt by the one who loves, but it should imply a related truth -- namely, that in true love there is no room for self. The man who loves God must die to self. True love is, of all emotions, the most unselfish, for it does not look out for self but for others. False love seeks to possess; true love seeks to be possessed. False love leads to cancerous jealousy; true love leads to a life-giving ministry.
The secret counsels of princes are a troublesome burden to such
as have only to execute them.
[Fr., read more
The secret counsels of princes are a troublesome burden to such
as have only to execute them.
[Fr., C'est une importune garde, du secret des princes, a qui
n'en que faire.]
And shade the violets,
That they may bind the moss in leafy nets.
And shade the violets,
That they may bind the moss in leafy nets.
A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, read more
A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.
