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If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.
If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.
The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly read more
The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of
fear as the person who regularly takes risks.
A transcendent being can be any miracle.
A transcendent being can be any miracle.
It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it read more
It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
My appointed work is to awaken the divine nature that is within.
My appointed work is to awaken the divine nature that is within.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer. - Gnomologia, 1732.
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled read more
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a
tragedy.
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a
tragedy.
