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.
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One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature read more
Inner liberty can be judged by how often a person feels offended, for you can no more insult a mature man that you can paint the air.
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.
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.
You must look into people, as well as at them.
You must look into people, as well as at them.
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather or known of God,
how turn ye again to read more
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather or known of God,
how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye
desire again to be in bondage?
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil read more
Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion.
Knight without fear and without reproach.
[Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]
Knight without fear and without reproach.
[Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of read more
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
