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Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, read more
Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.
The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength
The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength
The weak are the most treacherous of us all. They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. read more
The weak are the most treacherous of us all. They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. They are insatiable. They are always parched and always bitter. They are everyone's concern and like vampires they suck our life's blood.
Weakness to be wroth with weakness! woman's pleasure, woman's
pain--
Nature made them blinder motions bounded in a read more
Weakness to be wroth with weakness! woman's pleasure, woman's
pain--
Nature made them blinder motions bounded in a shallower brain.
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
Soft-heartedness, in times like these,
Shows sof'ness in the upper story!
Soft-heartedness, in times like these,
Shows sof'ness in the upper story!
Heaven forming each on other to depend,
A master, or a servant, or a friend,
Bids each read more
Heaven forming each on other to depend,
A master, or a servant, or a friend,
Bids each on other for assistance call,
Till one man's weakness grows the strength of all.
The mortal race is far too weak not to grow dizzy on unwonted
brights.
[Ger., Das sterbliche Geschlecht read more
The mortal race is far too weak not to grow dizzy on unwonted
brights.
[Ger., Das sterbliche Geschlecht ist viel zu schwach
In ungewohnter Hohe nicht zu schwindeln.]