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“Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most.”
― A History Of Greek Literature: From The Earliest Period To The Death Of Demosthenes
― A History Of Greek Literature: From The Earliest Period To The Death Of Demosthenes
“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness — they have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because He was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means — the only complete realist.”
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.”
― Four Freedoms Speech January 1941 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
― Four Freedoms Speech January 1941 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.”
― The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
― The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
“I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something. That something—the something that I’ve chosen—is my faith. My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have, to try to make a difference.”
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