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One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. read more
One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore, the man who stands in the midst of the struggle and says, "I have it," merely shows by doing so that he has just lost it.
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.
If you can't write your message in a sentence, you can't say it in an hour.
If you can't write your message in a sentence, you can't say it in an hour.
As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity read more
As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life. It builds up, strengthens and vivifies personality.
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and read more
Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and on the basis of particular qualities or advantages.
It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other read more
It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney?
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its read more
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
