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He is at no end of his actions blest
Whose ends will make greatest and not best.
He is at no end of his actions blest
Whose ends will make greatest and not best.
Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.
Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we read more
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
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.
The best way out is always through.
The best way out is always through.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
