The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
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Why comes temptation but for man to meet
And master and make crouch beneath his foot,
And so be pedestaled in triumph?

Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes read more

Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was read more

Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small.

desires are dreams,if they are not transformed into deeds..

desires are dreams,if they are not transformed into deeds..

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

Bell, book and candle shall not drive me back
When gold and silver becks me to come on.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
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But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When we will tempt the frailty of our powers,
Presuming on their changeful potency.