The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything. Drops of water, by continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the hasty torrent rushes over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace behind.
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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. - Adages.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. - Adages.
Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win.
Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win.
There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.
There is such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.
Freedom all solace to man gives: He lives at ease that freely lives.
Freedom all solace to man gives: He lives at ease that freely lives.
No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.
No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.
Rest, rest, shall I have not all eternity to rest.
Rest, rest, shall I have not all eternity to rest.
It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.
It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat.
