“We cheat ourselves in order to enjoy a calm conscience without possessing virtue.” Quote by Lambert of Maastricht
“Virtue is only a conflict by which we get the mastery of our failings; that, by which every man proves his peculiar power of understanding the will and spirit of God, is only a silent working of the inner man.” MenSpiritUnderstandingVirtueFailingConflictProveSilentEvery ManPeculiarMasterySpirit Of God Author:Friedrich Schleiermacher
“Women are certainly more happy in this than we men: their employments occupy a smaller portion of their thoughts, and the earnest longing of the heart, the beautiful inner life of the fancy, always commands the greater part.” MenHeartBeautifulWorkGreaterLongingCommandEmploymentFancyPortionsEarnestInner Life Author:Friedrich Schleiermacher
“There's always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side.” WinningSidesHeroIntellectualIntelligentWinnerSuspects Author:Vaclav Havel
“The safety of the country is at stake... We must let ourselves be killed on the spot rather than retreat... No faltering can be tolerated today.” WarCountryTodaySafetySpotsStakesRetreatFaltering Author:Joseph Joffre
“Infantry, Artillery, Aviation - all that we have - are yours to dispose of as you will. . . . I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history.” PeopleWarWould BeProudBattleEngagedAviationBe ProudArtilleryInfantry Author:John J. Pershing
“It is a fearful mistake to believe that because our wishes are not accomplished they can do no harm.” BelieveWishCan DoMistakeHarmAccomplishedFearful Author:Gertrude the Great
“Words are miraculous things. They describe, captivate, provoke, vivify, encompass, pervade, inspire, preserve, and comfort. So much more than that, in fact, so as to leave me at a loss of . . . words.” FactsLossInspireComfortPreservesProvokingLeaving MeMiraculousA Loss For Words Author:Julian Whitaker
“When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention.” MindTwoActionLostAttentionPay AttentionSync Author:Philip Toshio Sudo
“there is no yesterday or tomorrow; there is only this moment. Twenty-four hours a day. Seven days a week. Three hundred sixty-five days a year.” YearsMomentsThreeHoursFiveFourWeekTomorrowHundredTwentiesSevenYesterdaySixtySeven Days Author:Philip Toshio Sudo