“Extreme pride or dejection indicates extreme ignorance of self.”
Short Quotes · Page 76
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“He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.”
“For the truth is the index of itself and of what is false.”
“For when one falsity has been let in, infinite others follow.”
“Whate'er my task, be this my creed: I am on earth to fill a need.”
“If there be laughter in your heart Don't hold it for tomorrow.”
“A fellow's not down till he lies In the dust and refuses to rise.”
“I find the man I envy most Is he who's longest at his post.”
“Depend not on the favoring whim Of fortune's god, but on himself.”
“You cannot have the joys of work And take the comfort of a shirk.”
“I could have gold and roses, too, If I would work like those who do.”
“Only thing for a man right then Is to grit his teeth an' start again.”
“Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession.”
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word — excellence.”
“The quiet, the calm, the determined have made the best soldiers.”
“I believe in human beings, but my faith is without sentimentality.”
“I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings.”