You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft
falling.

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft
falling.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need
approval the least get the most.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need
approval the least get the most.

We won't even attempt to achieve what we do not believe at a deep level
we can have or deserve.

We won't even attempt to achieve what we do not believe at a deep level
we can have or deserve.

If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, read more

If wisdom were offered me with the provision that I should keep it shut
up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in
owning anything unshared.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility,
then Athens ceased to be free and was never read more

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility,
then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.

Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.