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No, when the fight begins within himself,
A man's worth something.
No, when the fight begins within himself,
A man's worth something.
Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the
heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There read more
Many men are mere warehouses full of merchandise--the head, the
heart, are stuffed with goods. . . . There are apartments in
their souls which were once tenanted by taste, and love, and joy,
and worship, but they are all deserted now, and the rooms are
filled with earthy and material things.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these help instead of hinder, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the read more
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these help instead of hinder, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.
Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is read more
We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judgment
of any man or thing, it is useful, nay, essential, to see his
good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward read more
Many men build as cathedrals were built, the part nearest the
ground finished; but that part which soars toward heaven, the
turrets and the spires, forever incomplete.
Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.
Don't compromise yourself, you're all you've got.
