Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control. These three alone lead to sovereign power.
Quotes
Thomas McGuane
After fifty years of living, it occurs to me that the most significant thing that people do is go to work, whether it is
Do not wait for the boy to grow up before you begin to treat him as an equal. A proper amount of confidence, and
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) English Novelist
Who can but love their personal generosity, their active and far-seeking philanthropy, their love of education, their hatred of ignorance, the general conviction on
James A. Garfield
If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man, — it is
Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is only as a man puts off from himself all external support, and stands alone, that I see him to be strong and
From the Decathlete
Ask not for victory, ask for courage. For if you can endure you bring honor to us all, even more you bring honor to
He was drawn back into the stream of being because there was once again a life in his hands. Things mattered.
The greatest gift is to help someone identify their potential and provide the right circumstances for its development. There are vast numbers of children
Number of children,per 1,000 that die before age 5 US – 7 Iceland – 2 Sierra Leone – 180 Angola – 160