“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”
Great“Ignorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both this is an observation of the Middle Way.”
Men“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”
Great“Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.”
Success“Call it Nature, Fate, Fortune all these are names of the one and selfsame God.”
God“In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.”
War“He that does good to another does good also to himself.”
Good“Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.”
Power“It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin.”
Great“There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.”
Fear“I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?”
God“The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.”
Knowledge“Genius always gives its best at first prudence, at last.”
Best“There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.”
Good“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.”
Anger“I don't trust liberals, I trust conservatives.”
Trust“When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.”
Good“In war there is no prize for runner-up.”
War“For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.”
Men“It is the superfluous things for which men sweat, - superfluous things that wear our togas theadbare, that force us to grow old in camp, that dash us upon foreign shores.”
Men“If you wished to be loved, love.”
Love“I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene.”
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