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Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend read more
Your son at five is your master, at ten your slave, at
fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or your foe depending on
his bringing up.
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.
When you are lacking in faith, Others will be unfaithful to you.
When you are lacking in faith, Others will be unfaithful to you.
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and read more
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
He who awaits much can expect little.
He who awaits much can expect little.
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. - The Writings of read more
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. - The Writings of Madame Swetchine.
Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far read more
Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.
Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.
Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.
Failures are divided into two classes-those who thought and never did, and
those who did and never thought.
Failures are divided into two classes-those who thought and never did, and
those who did and never thought.
