God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.

God doesn't seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.

Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells
they occupied.

Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells
they occupied.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.

One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of read more

One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way
they go.

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.

The greatest genius will never be worth much if he pretends to draw
exclusively from his own resources.

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel read more

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.

In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.

In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.