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He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.
Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.
Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but read more
It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.
The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man.
The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man.
Either you think -- or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline read more
Either you think -- or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to read more
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.
Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and read more
Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and eat it, too. - John Heywood's Proverbs, 1546.
