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We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for read more
We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for the extravagance of our lives.
The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For read more
The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few who can acquire a sense of worth by developing and employing their capacities and talents. The majority prove their worth by keeping busy.
A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.
A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.
People need something or someone to fasten themselves to in order to reassure themselves that they are real.
People need something or someone to fasten themselves to in order to reassure themselves that they are real.
There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, read more
There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need.
Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their read more
Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit.
Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or read more
Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.
It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the read more
It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
