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Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
Even in the bleakest times, there are gifts to be discovered.
Even in the bleakest times, there are gifts to be discovered.
No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end read more
No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end in itself, but must be directed to the development of resolute Christian character.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the read more
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi.
Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.
Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows read more
To have one's individuality completely ignored is like being pushed quite out of life--like being blown out as one blows out a light.
Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.
Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.