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To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.
To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have read more
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to read more
It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.
Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities.
Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities.
When anyone tells me I can't do anything. I'm just not listening any more.
When anyone tells me I can't do anything. I'm just not listening any more.
Envy blinds men and makes it impossible for them to think clearly.
Envy blinds men and makes it impossible for them to think clearly.
The moment you say, 'Please, give me a reason for this', then you are being impossible and temperamental.
The moment you say, 'Please, give me a reason for this', then you are being impossible and temperamental.
Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's read more
Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. 2- It's possible, but it's not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along.