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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?
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't read more
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. -David read more
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. -David Starr Jordan.
Until you're broken, you don't know what you're made of.
Until you're broken, you don't know what you're made of.
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.
Dignity belongs to the conquered.
Dignity belongs to the conquered.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.