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No pressure, no diamonds.
No pressure, no diamonds.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how read more
Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes.
Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The read more
Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The great chain of necessity wherewith we are bound has divine significance; and nothing happens which has not some service in working out the sublime destiny of the human soul.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Often a noble face hides filthy ways.
Often a noble face hides filthy ways.
Character is more important than intelligence for success.
Character is more important than intelligence for success.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.