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The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any read more
I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.
We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision.
We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision.
Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with read more
Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?.
We are given one life, and the decision is our whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, read more
We are given one life, and the decision is our whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.
Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because read more
Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a corner and must say somethign. - Essays.
I hate to see things done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly, if it be wrong leave read more
I hate to see things done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly, if it be wrong leave it undone.
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
