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No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect.
If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at read more
If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.
I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot read more
I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended and patient when there is no redress. Plato -Elizabeth Montagu.
Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have read more
Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that read more
The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind start vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you "come to terms with" only to discover that they are still there. The real questions refuse to be placated. They barge into your life at the times when it seems most important for them to stay away. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately, the ones that reveal their true natures slowly, reluctantly, most often against your will. -Ingrid Bengis.
It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.
It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.
I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I've met. . -Dwight Moody.
I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I've met. . -Dwight Moody.
It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.
It cannot be too often repeated that it is not helps, but obstacles, not facilities, but difficulties that make men.
Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. -Eugene Ionesco.
Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. -Eugene Ionesco.
