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Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction read more
Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man? Hobbes: I'm not sure that man needs the help
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.
Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.
Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as
the tempter is in pressing it, read more
Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as
the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a
surer measure.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows read more
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Tempt not a desperate man.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that read more
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.