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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
A transcendent being can be any miracle.
A transcendent being can be any miracle.
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men read more
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.
To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do.
To each man is reserved a work which he alone can do.
Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?.
Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?.
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some read more
Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and
fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.
Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would read more
Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other
discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life
unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away
from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the
end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy,
and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for
him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
