Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.
La Rochefoucauld.
“Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones just as the wind blows out a candle and fans a fire.”
“We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.”
“We always love those who admire us and we do not always love those whom we admire.”
“Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples.”
“We give advice but we do not inspire conduct.”
“Few people know how to be old.”
“I am not an angel,' I asserted; 'and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself. Mr. Rochester, you must neither expect nor exact anything celestial of me - for you will not get it, any more th...”
“Finally, I applied to one of my roommates, more sagacious than the rest, for advice. Dave, I said. Im broke and without prospects. Ive blown my GI Bill on flying lessons. I cant hide out here in co...”
“Top 15 Things Money Cant BuyTime. Happiness. Inner Peace. Integrity. Love. Character. Manners. Health. Respect. Morals. Trust. Patience. Class. Common sense. Dignity.”
“The unique personality which is the real life in me, I can not gain unless I search for the real life, the spiritual quality, in others. I am myself spiritually dead unless I reach out to the fine ...”
“It is always worth asking, "Who speaks through us?”
“My Personalityunfolding before youlike a Swiss Army knife.”