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I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if read more
I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.
It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And read more
It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
And, weaponless himself,
Made arms ridiculous.
And, weaponless himself,
Made arms ridiculous.
O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
The least strength suffices to break what is bruised.
[Lat., Minimae vires frangere quassa valent.]
The least strength suffices to break what is bruised.
[Lat., Minimae vires frangere quassa valent.]
Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.
Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do no pray for tasks equal to your powers. read more
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do no pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.