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Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The read more
Every hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The great chain of necessity wherewith we are bound has divine significance; and nothing happens which has not some service in working out the sublime destiny of the human soul.
Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to read more
Perhaps the most valuable result of al education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.
Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.
Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity read more
A young person, to achieve, must first get out of his mind any notion either of the ease or rapidity of success. Nothing ever just happens in this world.
Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, read more
Man must get his thoughts, words and actions out of this vast moral jungle. We are not predators. We are, hopefully, more than instinctive killers and selfish brutes. Why take such a dim view of our potentialities and capabilities?
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
He who angers you conquers you.
He who angers you conquers you.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
