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What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.
What you are thunders so that I cannot hear what you say to the contrary.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.
Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
Heroic, stoic Cato, the sententious,
Who lent his lady to his friend Hortensius.
A great unrecognized incapacity.
[Fr., Une grande incapacite inconnue.]
A great unrecognized incapacity.
[Fr., Une grande incapacite inconnue.]
The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the read more
The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)
Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)
Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree read more
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
