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Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
Poverty is the worst form of violence.
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
Foxhunting... the unspeakable pursuing the inedible.
Foxhunting... the unspeakable pursuing the inedible.
To do nothing is also a good remedy.
To do nothing is also a good remedy.
