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One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your read more
Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.
To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.
Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/ Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/
They came./ He pushed read more
Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/ Come to the edge/ No, we will fall/
They came./ He pushed them. And they flew.
Ethics must begin at the top of an organization. It is a leadership issue and the chief executive must set read more
Ethics must begin at the top of an organization. It is a leadership issue and the chief executive must set the example.
When you're away, I'm restless, lonely Wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same read more
When you're away, I'm restless, lonely Wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when you are here.
He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the read more
He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the whole.