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Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.
Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.
Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be successful. What causes most people to fail is that after read more
Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be successful. What causes most people to fail is that after one failure, they'll stop trying.
We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.
A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.
A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt.
Chivalry is the most delicate form of contempt.
Success has made failures of many men.
Success has made failures of many men.
The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the read more
The term up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fast has no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition such terms have no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a very particular situation... most of our language about the organization and objective's of government is made up of such polar terms. Justice and injustice are typical. A reformer who wants to abolish injustice and create a world in which nothing but justice prevails is like a man who wants to make everything up. Such a man might feel that if he took the lowest in the world and carried it up to the highest point and kept on doing this, everything would eventually become up. This would certainly move a great many objects and create an enormous amount of activity. It might or might not be useful, according to the standards which we apply. However it would never result in the abolishment of down.
