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I will not choose what many men desire,
Because I will not jump with common spirits
And read more
I will not choose what many men desire,
Because I will not jump with common spirits
And rank me with the barbarous multitudes.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose.
He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine read more
He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.
Demons wait at crossroads attempting to influence our decisions.
Demons wait at crossroads attempting to influence our decisions.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
Rather than be less
Car'd not to be at all.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Who would not, finding way, break loose from hell,
. . . .
And boldly venture to read more
Who would not, finding way, break loose from hell,
. . . .
And boldly venture to whatever place
Farthest from pain?
Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or giving life, drinking or not drinking, living in read more
Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or giving life, drinking or not drinking, living in the town or the country, being unlucky or lucky, winning or losing. It is how we win, how we lose, how we live or die, finally, how we choose.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
