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We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.
We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows.
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have read more
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not read more
Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure.
Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure.
It all changed when I realized I'm not the only one on the planet who's scared. Everyone else is, too. read more
It all changed when I realized I'm not the only one on the planet who's scared. Everyone else is, too. I started asking people, "Are you scared, too?" "You bet your sweet life I am." "Aha, so that's the way it is for you, too." We were all in the same boat. That's probably what is so effective at our workshops. When I ask, "Who else feels like this?" the whole room of hands goes up. People realize they are not the only one who feels that way.
I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference!.
I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference!.
Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of read more
Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment. For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. his hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.