“Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings, which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them.” DifficultChallengesPerseveranceDareCharmProvidenceAppreciatedUndertakings Author:Sophie Swetchine
“He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false reasons which are weak, because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong.” ReasonStrongDifficultPartyPleaseWeakDareAspireFoe Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“Behold our refutation of the error. It is not based on documents of faith, but on the reasons and statements of the philosophers themselves. If then anyone there be who, boastfully taking pride in his supposed wisdom, wishes to challenge what we have written, let him not do it in some corner nor before children who are powerless to decide on such difficult matters. Let him reply openly if he dare. He shall find me there confronting him, and not only my negligible self, but many another whose study is truth.” IfsChildrenSelfMatterReasonPoliticsWishDifficultChallengesEconomyStudyWrittenPrideErrorsPhilosopherDareCornersStatementsLiberalismDocumentsPowerlessFind MeConfrontingRefutationIf Then Author:Thomas Aquinas
“One of the most difficult things to say to another person is, 'I hope that you will love me for no good reason.' But it is what we all want and rarely dare to say to one another, to our children, to our parents and mates, to our friends, and to strangers, especially to strangers who have neither good, nor bad reasons to love us.” WantChildrenPersonsMatterReasonParentDifficultOur ChildrenDareStrangerWho We AreMatesDifficult Things Author:Russell Banks