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Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and read more
Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?"This is commonly misquotes as "You can't have you're cake and eat it, too. - John Heywood's Proverbs, 1546.
Indecision is debilitating; it feeds upon itself; it is, one might almost say, habit-forming. Not only that, but it is read more
Indecision is debilitating; it feeds upon itself; it is, one might almost say, habit-forming. Not only that, but it is contagious; it transmits itself to others.
You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy read more
You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of their skilled muscular motions per hour. But you can not buy enthusiasm... you can not buy loyalty. You can not buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these.
Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.
Character is not made in a crisis -- it is only exhibited.
What you cannot enforce, do not command.
What you cannot enforce, do not command.
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.".
No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end read more
No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end in itself, but must be directed to the development of resolute Christian character.
My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was read more
My father told me that if you saw a man in a Rolls Royce you could be sure he was not a gentleman unless he was the chauffeur.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
