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Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them read more
Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.
Videlicit,
That each man swore to do his best
To damn and perjure all the rest.
Videlicit,
That each man swore to do his best
To damn and perjure all the rest.
And hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessings they enjoy to guard.
And hearts resolved and hands prepared
The blessings they enjoy to guard.
Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind.
Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind.
Never tell your resolution beforehand.
Never tell your resolution beforehand.
The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more
The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
In life's small things be resolute and great
To keep thy muscle trained: knowst thou when Fate
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In life's small things be resolute and great
To keep thy muscle trained: knowst thou when Fate
Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee,
"I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"
Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.
Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.
Resolve and thou art free.
Resolve and thou art free.