Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man read more

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. It is character which builds an existence out of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovels; one warehouses, another villas; bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks until the architect can make them something else.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

Confidence in golf means being able to concentrate on the problem at hand with no outside interference.

Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he read more

Every man has three characters -- that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Only the mediocre are always at their best!

Only the mediocre are always at their best!

There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
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There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it ill behoves any of us
To find fault with the rest of us.

Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you couldn't get anyone else to listen to.

Ninety-two percent of the stuff told you in confidence you couldn't get anyone else to listen to.

In brief, I don't stick to declare, Father Dick,
So they call him for short, is a regular brick;
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In brief, I don't stick to declare, Father Dick,
So they call him for short, is a regular brick;
A metaphor taken--I have not the page aright--
From an ethical work by the Stagyrite.

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.