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Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa read more
Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse, quam videri
volunt.]
Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.
Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.
All of us have our troubles. But no matter how unhappy we are, life has to carry on.
All of us have our troubles. But no matter how unhappy we are, life has to carry on.
When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see read more
When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through.
Life can be seen your eyes but
it is not fully appreciated until it is seen through your heart.
Life can be seen your eyes but
it is not fully appreciated until it is seen through your heart.
I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn\'t, then why would you say I am.
I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn\'t, then why would you say I am.
Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.
Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo read more
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. -Crowfoot.
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, read more
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell.