Argument is conclusive... but... it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment. For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. his hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.
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Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.
Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
I cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most argumentative.
I cannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the most argumentative.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
The man who tries to do something and fails is infinitely better than he who tries to do nothing and read more
The man who tries to do something and fails is infinitely better than he who tries to do nothing and succeeds.
I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.
I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.
Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.
