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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.
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of read more
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
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.
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's.
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another's.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.
Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man read more
Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else.
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.
