Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you read more

Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then speak freely. Do you love the truth? Then tell it. Do you believe in an open society? Then act in the open. Do you believe in a decent and humane society? Then behave decently and humanely. -Adam Michnik.

I think the Romans call it Stoicism.

I think the Romans call it Stoicism.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.

Condemned whole years in absence to deplore,
And image charms he must behold no more.

It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others read more

It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn't fight with honor... I fought to win.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.

A bully is a coward turned inside out.

A bully is a coward turned inside out.

A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.

A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.