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The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.
The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.
I've run less risk driving my way across country than eating my way across it.
I've run less risk driving my way across country than eating my way across it.
Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or
anything outside ourselves will affect us.
Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or
anything outside ourselves will affect us.
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had read more
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former.
Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win
unless you hate them—and then you destroy read more
Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win
unless you hate them—and then you destroy yourself.
He who treads softly goes far.
He who treads softly goes far.
The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to read more
The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty. - Definitions, 1953.
