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Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.
Some people grow under responsibility, others merely swell.
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of read more
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is
an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only good for
wallowing in.
Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, read more
Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space
and indefinite in duration.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay
for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And read more
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay
for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the
same.
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's read more
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions
is a heavy load to carry. Don't carry it.
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more
Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.
Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore
them long enough.
Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore
them long enough.
What I am trying to do is to unmuddle the metaphysical.
What I am trying to do is to unmuddle the metaphysical.
For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.
For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.
