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I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.
I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, read more
That low man seeks a little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
This high man, with a great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
That low man goes on adding one to one,
His hundreds soon hit:
His high man, aiming at a million,
Misses an unit.
Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.
Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.
You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.
Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.